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Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... some flights due to pilot shortages, AFAP's head of industrial relations Lawrie Cox commented, "It's not as if there's a ready supply of pilots sitting around." Peter Somerville of the Australian International Pilots Association called Jetstar's move ...

Elite investing strategies ready for download

It's not available in Australia just yet but in the US, a new research company is offering mum-and-dad investors and financial planners access to data that reveals the investment secrets of high net worth investors. Robert Huebscher, the founder of ...

Nipping at the Tiger's tail

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
The airline industry in Australia is getting ready for another bought of savage price competition as Tiger Airways pounces on Melbourne's Tullamarine airport and the upset budget carrier Jetstar has decided to practically give away airline tickets ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... through everything." Calling for a charter to redefine primary schools' roles, Trimper said primary schools have become a ready market for interest groups pushing pet agendas. In just the last year interest groups thrusting curriculum units on schools ...

Tyndall slams performance of corp boards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... invaluable in these situations and also in time of company crisis," he said. "Ultimately, all companies need to be battle-ready for the day when a potential aggressor comes knocking on the door. "Unfortunately, Australian boards are not always well equipped ...

KiwiSaver appoints default providers

... AXA New Zealand, ING (NZ), TOWER, Mercer Human Resource Consulting and ASB Group have been named the six default providers ready to accept members under New Zealand's KiwiSaver scheme to launch in July next year. Finance Minister Michael Cullen said ...

Praemium puts in place UK board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... unit," said Arthur Naoumidis, founder and managing director of Praemium. "There's a lot of work yet to be done before we're ready to launch our financial service products in the UK, and the addition of an experienced and well connected local board will ...

MIAA set for a new name

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
... in. Phil Naylor, chief executive officer of the MIAA, said the name change had been slated for quite some time but was now ready to be put to members. "We do a strategic plan every two years, and the previous plan included a view that maybe we should ...

FSR style licensing regime for mortgage brokers

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... at a conference organised by SEQUAL (Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders), said legislation could be ready next year. "The Consumer Credit Code is based on the idea of truth in lending," he said. "That does not take us very far with ...

Reverse mortgage sector picking up pace

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... away. Which indicates to us that many retirees want the security of knowing they have approved finance, should they need ready cash." The research also highlighted an increasing desire by reverse mortgage customers to seek professional advice on the ...