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NFL dispute over 401(k) touches down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... improvement benchmarks and measures to address player and spectator concerns over the quality of officiating. "We have told the union and the federal mediator that we are prepared to make reasonable economic compromises and that we will invest more money ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... fiscal measures (in line with earlier recommendations made by the European Commission), Spain could now go to the European Union begging for more dinero and not be seen as acquiescing to bailout conditions. "The comprehensive reform plan... is a major ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... overriding issue of unity within the Eurozone. It makes a mockery of the euro area's work-in-progress towards greater fiscal union. No Virginia, the rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain. As MarketWatch eloquently puts it, "One question that ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... anything in their power to keep the single currency area single. Next stop towards strengthening that singleness: Banking Union. Last night, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso outlined a plan for the ECB to become the Eurozone's banking ...

10,000 finance jobs slashed since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... workers in financial services are under more pressure than ever, said Leanne Shingles, a spokesperson for the Finance Sector Union. Despite working for one of the most profitable banking sectors worldwide, many finance workers in Australia - particularly ...

The Trust Company grows superannuation team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... Financial Services, a consulting firm to the super industry, Daley held a variety of roles including with UniSuper, Norwich Union Australia (now Aviva) and Plum Financial Services. Daley will report to David Grbin, executive general manager, corporate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... another four to five per cent would require positive developments in terms of the euro zone announcements coming up." European Union (EU) president Herman Van Rompuy is due to meet Spain's prime minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday to discuss ways to lower ...

Sluggish growth the new norm: Janus

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... through its current debt crisis. Wellso says the major problem shrouding the EU is how uncompetitive it has become. Due to union and regulatory issues, she says the EU's single biggest issue is spiralling unit labour costs, compared with the developed ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Just as super funds in Australia are jumping on board engagement channels like blogging and targeting Gen Y, a US financial branding consultant group says the marketing world has already moved on. "After a decade of intense scrutiny, financial marketers ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services and superannuation claimed that a scale test helped "union dominated" industry super funds maintain their market share, creating barriers for new entrants into the market. "It will ...