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Daily Economic Update

... climbing again recently - while wage demands would be limited by workers' anxiety regarding the Federal Government's new workplace relations law which took effect at the end of last month. Overall, the outlook seems to be for continued steady interest ...

Education drives choice: Plum

... 110,000. But unlike other super funds, Plum also has a strong educational services division, which has run more than 2,800 workplace educational seminars across Australia. "As a result, we've seen 76 per cent of Plum Superannuation Fund members making ...

More bang for bucks with industry super funds

... The research, commissioned by Industry Fund Services (IFS) and undertaken by Rainmaker Information, showed that in the workplace super sector, where the employer plan size is $10 million, industry super funds delivered $19.00 of earnings for every dollar ...

Weekly economic round-up

... be having a positive impact on consumer spending. However, uncertainty and anxiety over the Federal Government's new workplace laws - which take effect today - could dampen consumer confidence and restrain spending. Also scheduled to be released this ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

Up to 500,000 more employees will be able to choose their superannuation fund under new workplace relations amendments announced yesterday. The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, said the move will be enforced as of 1 July 2006. ...

Twice as many super funds now offering planning advice

... last few years. One is the competitive member environment post Choice in July last year and two, being the changing workplace relation laws that has caused a slight shift in industry fund's distribution channels.

Daily economic update

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) reported a 2.9 per cent fall in its skilled vacancies index in January, led by a 3.6 per cent decline in openings for trades. Automotive trades posted the biggest decline (9.2 per cent) in ...

Australia exports financial literacy

Australia's Financial Literacy Program has become an exporter with Korea eyeing the program to help curb out-of-control Korean credit card debts. Personal bankruptcy and overuse of credit cards has long been a social problem in Korea. But educators ...

Weaven trumpets industry fund growth figures

... performance of different types of superannuation funds." Weaven predicted that in spite of any incumbent Australian workplace reforms, which he criticised for their potential to infringe on 'choice', industry funds would continue to outperform and trumpet ...

WM executives need to improve their negotiation skills

While the changing industrial relations (IR) landscape may promote disputes, it also creates opportunities for good negotiators particularly concerning wealth management. Katie Graham, Managing director of The Resolution Centre says "for most Australians ...