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China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... Yeung, as the country tries to deal with issues such as food needs against overfarmed land and an ageing rural population. Wages will rise, predicts Yeung, contributing to structural change and necessitating strong active management to take advantage ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... superannuation is part of an employee's total remuneration. So an increase in super means an increase in remuneration - or wages, by another name," Minister Bill Shorten is quoted as saying in the SMH. The comments suggest a form of means testing may ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Difficulty finding qualified workers, especially for high-skilled positions, was frequently reported." "Upward pressure on wages was constrained. Overall price inflation was modest. However, contacts in many Districts commented on rising transportation ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... loans of up to 130 billion euros until 2014 could be handed over". Yes, yes, we know what those are - (more) cuts in jobs, wages, and pensions - and these "must" be inked into law by the Greek Parliament. But because he doesn't trust his Greek friends ...

Value has its risks in emerging markets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... driven by food and fuel, Brazil's tight labour market suggests inflation could become entrenched as workers demand higher wages." Dennis Mothoneos, managing director of Clearway Capital Solutions, which is helping Somerset to grow its business in Australia ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... terms - and so did the financial markets. No one really expects the Greeks on the street to vote for higher taxes, lower wages (for those who still have work) and reduced welfare payments, do they? Mr. Papandreou called off the referendum, survived the ...

MySuper legislation introduced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... estimated to increase retirement superannuation balances by almost $150,000 for a 30 year old worker earning average full time wages," said Shorten. "It's in the national interest to encourage Australians to save more for their retirement. But the trade-off ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... economic news on Friday, the federal government releases its final budget outcome. Lower than expected tax receipts from wages and companies is set to cut $2 billion in revenue from the 2010/11 federal budget compared to forecast five months ago. In ...

Boost for corporate sector as Stronger Super details emerge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... certain, limited circumstances. Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said that a thirty-year-old worker on full time average wages could expect $40,000 more in retirement once the Stronger Super reforms come into force. "I'm very pleased to see the great ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... revenue goals." How in hell could you expect additional revenues when you've sacked thousand of private servants, lowered wages for those who are left, reduced spending on social welfare, education, defense and investments, among others. Who's left to ...