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Super fees battle competition and returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... 2007 paints a different picture, said associate director of research, Andrew Keevers. "In 2007 the key finding was that workplace super fees have increased by 8 per cent, nearly three times the rate of inflation," Keevers said. "The major reason for ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... Manpower-Melbourne Institute will release its employment report for May. In Canberra, the Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is to release its leading indicator of employment for May and, in Sydney, the Delivering Growth conference ...

Market volatility, rising AUD hits super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... places for international shares and eight top 10 places in property. According to SelectingSuper, the top performing workplace default options over three years were in MTAA Super with 17.8 per cent per annum, SERF with 17.7 per cent per annum and LocalSuper ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... meeting, on the immediate level of official interest rates. In economic news, the Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will release its skilled vacancies index for a monthly survey conducted on April 14. In company news, Alumina Ltd ...

FinLit in schools in 2008

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
... dinner table taboo. I find it strange that money still is," said Clitheroe. Clitheroe said the often-overlooked issue of workplace financial literacy is just as important, as employees often spent more time on the office footy tipping contest than their ...

Sunsuper launches free advice call centre

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... introduction in January of a free general financial advice hotline for members, part of a two-tiered strategy with a workplace financial education program, designed to improve financial literacy for its customers.

Industry funds show master trusts a clean pair of heels

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... Information, showed that industry super funds on average delivered more profit in all sectors than non-industry funds. For workplace super, industry super funds delivered an average of $697 more gains over one year than retail master trusts, $2,212 more ...

FinLit Foundation launches into workplaces

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... Literacy Foundation is emerging from behind the scenes and is launching a booklet to help financial literacy in the workplace, stepping up its efforts to work with the tertiary education sector and is even launching dramatic productions for schools. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
There has been some particularly good news on the employment front with Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey announcing that the number of long-term unemployed fell by in excess of 13,000 in January to a record low of about 78,000. The number of ...

MEB warns on reverse mortgages

... them in order to pocket the commission, not because it is in the best interest of the client," said Tony Beck, head of workplace business at Member's Equity. "Reverse mortgages are more complex than most people realise because of the compounding effect ...