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Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... see a faster pace of job growth," Baur predicted. Employment fundamentals have been improved by business stretching productivity growth, so Baur anticipates that as sales continue to bounce back, the pace of job growth will quicken. While the previous ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... world stage, particularly Germany, which remains a strong industrial power. The debate around a push for increased productivity in Australia was a brought up in audience questions when the economists were quizzed on whether it would only lead to a rise ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... has been broadly welcomed within the industry. Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten revealed on Friday that the Productivity Commission inquiry would start early next month and take up to eight months. Its purpose is to develop "transparent and objective" ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... denied there was any "short-term plan" for major job losses. "Commonwealth Bank has a long term strategic focus on productivity, and, to that end, is continuously looking for ways to use technology and process improvement to enhance customer satisfaction ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... "The pressures of an ageing population will require the Government to recognise the role older workers can play in productivity and Minister Shorten is well aware of these demographic changes." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) also welcomed ...

Westpac Group restructure, Coombe resigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... operating officer, AFS. Hartzer joins Westpac in the New Year, with Peter Hanlon, group executive, transformation and productivity, taking the position of division chief in the interim. Westpac said that BT's inclusion in AFS builds on the "significant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... its annual general meeting on Tuesday it expected subdued credit growth to continue into next year, with gains in productivity to drive improved performance. CBA was up 14 cents at $49.46. Among the other banks, ANZ was the best-performing stock in the ...

Westpac Group executive team changes

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... group executive human resources & transformation, will have responsibility for accelerating the implementation of productivity programs. "Productivity improvement is a critical group priority, and although we have made significant progress in this area ...

Manager tenure impacts success: S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... The majority of portfolio managers surveyed also noted that there would definitely be an immediate impact on the productivity of the business with work then distributed to other members in the team, resulting in a learning period which hinders the fund. ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... been able to build on average each year over the past two decades. In other words, without a housing construction productivity revolution it isn't going to happen. And if the odds on a construction building revolution weren't long enough already, the ...