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Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... swift, with several experts and groups blasting the decision as unfair. Mike Rafferty from the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre, speaking on ABC Radio's World Today this week said the decision puts a wedge between wealthy people who can ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for March is released. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will publish its skilled job vacancies survey. The Australian Office of Financial Management will conduct ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
One of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper, is raising its admin fees by 50 per cent and is broadening its insurance cover, all in a bid to improve member services. All of the fund's members' accounts are now being charged $1.50 per week ...

CFS turns off the lights

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... an internal competition where staff were asked to put forward practical suggestions for creating a more sustainable workplace. The best ideas were then selected for implementation with the winners household electricity bills paid for 12 months provided ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
The global financial crisis has widened the performance gap between the best and worst performing default workplace super funds to 36 per cent, treble their historic difference, according to SelectingSuper data. The latest SelectingSuper super fund ...

Daily unit pricing not the answer: Henaghan

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... they practice daily unit pricing," said Keevers. Reinforcing Keevers' comments is new Rainmaker research that found workplace super funds with crediting rates outperforming their DUP counterparts by a full one per cent during the last financial year. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... releases data on construction work done in the September quarter. The Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations will release its skilled vacancies survey for November. Retailer David Jones Ltd is to release first quarter sales ...

MTAA Super is fund of the year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... focusing on traditional assets, has totally changed the industry paradigm. MTAA Super was also awarded the SelectingSuper Workplace Super Fund of the Year for value-choice funds. Host-Plus for the Workplace Super Fund of the Year won in the deluxe-choice ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... Futures Exchange was up 242 points at 4,044. In economic news today, the Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations will release skilled vacancies data for October. In company news, St George Bank posts its annual results this ...

TOWER buys InsuranceLine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... advertising and direct sales. TOWER Australia expects longer-term growth in all three broad market segments of advice, workplace and direct. "The acquisition of InsuranceLine will complement TOWER Australia's existing advice and workplace channels and ...