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Greg Sword resigns as CEO of LUCRF Super

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... NUW, served as Senior Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and was National President of the Australian Labor Party. In 2010 Greg Sword was recognised as a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service and leadership in the union ...

Ageing population threatens welfare system: Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... current system is able to cope with that in a sustainable basis," he added. Hockey said that the Coalition supported the Labor Party plan to rise the pension age from 65 to 67 by 2023 and said he wanted it to be raised even higher. "Whether it is the ...

Better ASIC-AFP relationship could lead to more prosecutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... re-investigate, clearly that would be far more efficient and would avoid us running out of time to take action," Medcraft admitted. Labor Senator Sam Dastyari noted that "there is obviously a clear divide between the role of ASIC and the role of the ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... boogie" (thanks MJ). Look ma, they have! According to Joey, the bad job stats were the ""unfortunate reality of six years of Labor government". True - unemployment is, after all, a lagging indicator - but c'mon Joey, you must have been in Opposition ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... December 2012. That no longer applies. It's not a trigger. Yellen's Fed would now be "looking at a broad range of data on the labor market, including unemployment, job creation and many other indicators of labor market performance". So much for forward ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... anytime soon. Forget the January employment report that showed the jobless rate falling to 6.6% because "the recovery in the labor market is far from complete" and that the Fed "would be looking at a broad range of data on the labor market, including ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... said she expects to continue predecessor Ben Bernanke's plan to scale back stimulus and keep interest rates low until the labor market improves significantly. LONDON - European stock markets enjoyed solid gains after new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... rallied 2.03 per cent, or 41.57 points, to 2,086.07 but Hong Kong eased 0.27 per cent, or 57.59 points, to 21,579.26. The US Labor Department said Friday the economy added 113,000 jobs in January, far below the 175,000 forecast. WELLINGTON - The NZX ...

Excuses, excuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... rise out of Wall Street. Perhaps it was a not an often day for Wall Street. The S&P jumped by 1.3% the day the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that only 113,000 jobs were created in January, disappointing expectations for an 180,000 increase. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... disappointing US jobs data. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,159. The US Labor Department said the economy added 113,000 jobs in January, far below the 175,000 forecast. Analysts said there were ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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