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Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
'Job losses worst for 18 years' (AFR). 'Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%' (Bloomberg). Boy oh boy, here we go again. Each time Australia's job numbers are updated, we get the media's display of their masochistic tendencies. We are ...

Chinese medicine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... month? Next year? For despite last night's optimism, the global financial crisis' epicenter continues to be battered. Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) survey of US private employment showed another 697,000 jobs were lost in February on top of the 614,000 ...

Better insurance for WA LGSP

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
The $1.3 billion WA Local Government Super Plan has upgraded its insurance offering by providing automatic default insurance for all uninsured members. According to a statement on the fund's website, WA LGSP is seeking to address its members' underinsurance ...

Olicc wins Shadforth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
Olicc Technologies, which is part-owned by Coin Financial Planning Software, has scored a deal with boutique dealer group Shadforth Financial. Under the agreement, Shadforth will use Olicc's practice management solutions, including its business intelligence ...

AMP Banking taps Cuscal ATM network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
AMP Banking customers will continue to receive access to fee-free ATMs, despite the new Direct Charging rules that will come into effect in March, after the bank signed a deal with Cuscal, owner of the rediATM network. AMP Banking, which doesn't have ...

Right on target: Vanguard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
Investors can avoid the pitfalls of emotion-driven investing through target-date funds, according to research from Vanguard. The Vanguard Centre for Retirement Research in the US published a report in November last year that surveyed the portfolios ...

Same super rules for same sex couples

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
The government has introduced new superannuation rules that will address what has long been viewed as discrimination against same-sex de facto couples when it came to superannuation death benefits. Under existing Commonwealth superannuation and pension ...

Aviva covers risky jobs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Aviva has launched a new Income Daily Living product that insures non-working spouses and Australians in high risk occupations. The new product will offer protection to occupations traditionally classified as 'too risky', such as labourers, window cleaners ...

Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, is meeting with Indigenous leaders and service providers in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory to heighten residents' awareness of super and financial literacy. Senator ...

All I want for Christmas is a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... close to becoming inutile. This time the US government is drowning in deficit. This means that many of the system's automatic stabilisers might not be as effective as in previous episodes. More people will lose their jobs. This will set off a chain of ...