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Good memories

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... that other labour market indicator released overnight, it looks likely that expectations would be beat once again. US unit labor costs were upwardly revised to an annualised 2.8% increase in the fourth quarter (from 1.2%) following an upwardly 3.9% jump ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... weekend. Australian treasurer Wayne Swan cancelled his planned attendance at the G20 finance ministers meeting because of the Labor leadership spill. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,282. ...

Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... executives claiming implementation would be overly cumbersome. Minister Shorten however, said the plan would proceed. "As a Labor Government, we fundamentally believe that superannuation should be taxed concessionally because it is compulsory." "We also ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... the Clown. Deym, I think I watch too much of "The Simpson's". Who's Itchy and who's Scratchy, you decide? Oh, sorry the Labor Party factions will decide. OK, that's the fun part. Here's the "ho-hum" portion. There were no thrill and spills in financial ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... the result, animosity, back-knifing, loathing, bitterness, hatred and behind the scenes plotting will continue within the Labor Party... and alas, policy paralysis and uncertainty for this land girth by sea. And we all know that uncertainty is no good. ...

ALP leadership issues will delay FOFA: Chikarovski

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... reports of a possible leadership challenge. "The next week or so is going to be an extraordinarily difficult one for the Labor party," Chikarovski said. "What that means for legislation affecting this industry is that it's not going to be the number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... $US12.5 billion ($A11.7 billion) takeover of mobile phone maker Motorola. NEW YORK - Apple says an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting the working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled. ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... rise in hourly earnings and its implication for consumer spending and the economy in general. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), "In January, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4 cents, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index was 139.3 points higher at 19,179.69 on turnover of $HK51.94 billion ($6.68 billion). The US Labor Department said on Friday that unemployment dropped to a 32-month low of 8.6 per cent in November, surprising most analysts ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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