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National wage cost index rises 0.6% in the June quarter: ABS

... increases. Certified agreements were almost entirely responsible for the public sector pay increases in the June quarter. The safety net review decision handed down by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on 6 May 2003 had little effect on ...

House price declines now the major risk to growth: RBA

... approach to lending for housing, with property loans well collateralised to withstand a fall in housing prices and significant safety margins built into households' loan repayments. But increasingly there are signs of worrying practices elsewhere in ...

Government approves Productivity Commission's super reviews

... commission's recommendations through its response to the Superannuation Working Group's (SWG) report on options for improving the safety of superannuation, Senator Coonan said. One such change has been to the maximum age limit for personal super contributions ...

IFSA gives thumbs up to draft Superannuation Bill

... Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed the Government's draft framework legislation for implementation of superannuation safety measures, released by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan last week. IFSA chief executive ...

Super funds call for improved WH&S disclosure management

... Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) have called on companies to significantly improve public reporting of workplace health and safety (WH&S) risk management. Research conducted by BT Financial Group and Monash University for the super funds found that ...

APRA springs to defence of insurers on indemnity costs

... (APRA) today said that the rising premiums for professional indemnity insurance are essential to secure the prudential safety of the insurance industry, and are not the result of profiteering by insurance companies. APRA's head of enforcement, Dr Darryl ...

APRA and what it means in 2003: Littrell speaks out

... review of its approach. "It would be fair to say that in the last year APRA has begun to focus much more aggressively on its safety mission, in the confidence that our several thousand regulated entities can be relied upon to generate innovation and ...

APRA gives thumbs-up to IOOF-Lifetrack deal

... superannuation on behalf of 180,000 members. "The proposed sale is consistent with APRA's goal of enhancing the long-term safety and certainty of trustee-managed superannuation assets," said Wayne Byres, general manager of APRA. "APRA has closely monitored ...