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Ideas count and Australia is up to 69,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... because trade mark applications are leading indicators of economic activity, especially with all the emphasis now on productivity growth and competing in a global information based and ideas economy. This is because companies apply for trade marks when ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... consumers who were buying online, all the campaign did was promote how good the online bargains were and trigger a Productivity Commission review that embarrassed the retail sector. It was not the reaction retailers were expecting and they've been playing ...

Challenger results prove annuity winner

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... use on PC or iPad and aligned activities focused on increasing sales for life and funds management to drive greater productivity and build up expense allocation. "There is also the evolution of existing RCV100 GIF product for investment management platforms ...

Super now the fourth pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... acknowledged that some employers had the same misgivings 20 years ago in 1991 about the introduction of the 3% SG, but productivity increased along with real wages and so the cost was not borne by employers at all. He said the same will happen as SG ...

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... are circling the aged care infrastructure industry after this weeks final report on the aged care sector from the Productivity Commission gave way to mergers and acquisitions opportunities for domestic and foreign investment. Currently investment in ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its final report into the Disability Care and Support review and re-affirmed its recommendations that the government should establish fully-funded social insurance schemes to commence in 2015. While not ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australia's aged care system has released its final report. Fundamental changes to the way aged care is delivered and financed are proposed, including the move towards user pays. The Productivity Commission's ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... "take reasonable steps" to contact the borrower in person before they act on a default. The changes pre-empt the Productivity Commission (PC) report, to be announced at 2.30pm today, which is expected to include recommendations for equity release mechanisms ...

ANZ fears regulation could hamper scaled advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... "Dealership services has to move from bland dealership solutions to next generation services, using technology to allow productivity gains," he said. Barrett said that the move to scaled advice would require dealership groups to offer planners more technology ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... relationships with consumers, new research shows. The report by Telstra, Mobile Innovation - The Next Frontier for Growth and Productivity for Insurers, found that pay-as-you-use policies adapted for mobile phone technology may soon be the next phase ...