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Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... video-based financial services have the potential to deliver greater customer satisfaction and loyalty. "This can improve productivity through availability of specialist expertise and new customer experiences through advanced digital interactivity," ...

Customer owned bank attracts investors

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... banks in the context of lower credit growth and increased funding costs. "A continued focus on cost management and productivity allowed the Bank to deliver a NPAT of $27.02 million, which was marginally down on the prior years result but given the markets ...

Sluggish growth the new norm: Janus

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... is spiralling unit labour costs, compared with the developed market globally. Also providing a major drogue on EU productivity, adds Wellso are exorbitant electricity and transport costs, insufficient subsidies and the GST cost. She says the structural ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has been accused of 'gazumping' the Productivity Commission inquiry into default super by moving to head off options that would give employers more choice in fund selection. The Minister yesterday pointed ...

Fear for financial future reigns

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... particular difficulty employee's experience - within the current economic climate -delivering sustainable workplace productivity. The study also shows that more than half (51%) of Australian employees are working longer hours and this trend is expected ...

CBA posts good profits despite volatile markets

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... significant investment we have made in technology over the last five years has helped us meet this challenge to improve our productivity," he added. CBA said the Group is currently in strong position with a well-managed, diversified business portfolio ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... legal action against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) last week. Minter Ellison partner Maged Girgis, who spoke at the hearing on behalf of the Council, told ...

MySuper outside government scope

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... the superannuation industry had become more uniform, with different sections coming together. Also on the panel was Productivity Commission representative Mike Woods, who said that the independent government agency was conscious that the superannuation ...

No role for FWA in choosing default funds: CSSA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance has endorsed option 4 of the Productivity Commission's default super fund inquiry, namely that an independent expert panel and not Fair Work Australia should make default fund listing decisions. Gareth Hall, CSSA ...