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Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... portends increased consumer demand, supported by the "permanent income hypothesis" that states consumer spending depends on workers' expectations of the permanency of their current and future incomes - full-timers' incomes are deemed to be more "permanent" ...

Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... are to continue to have confidence in the integrity of the superannuation system, we must ensure employers are paying workers their full entitlements, whether they are wages or superannuation," Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Industry supports super threshold removal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... Federal Government to do the same. Cbus chief executive David Atkin called the threshold "unfair", especially for low-paid workers, and noted its long-term impact on the Age Pension. "The current threshold that exempts contributions for incomes below ...

Age Pension changes looming

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... people. Currently, there are 4.5 people of working age for every pensioner aged 65 and over. This ratio will drop to 2.7 workers by 2055. "As we live healthier and longer lives, we can stay in work longer, to contribute to the economy, and boost our ...

Gen Y leading retirement readiness: research

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... every year is at odds with the expectation of having less money at retirement, and tends to reflect that average Aussie workers are not proactively engaged with their super funds, nor do they have a concrete strategy for a comfortable retirement." "The ...

Advisers maintain trustworthy reputation: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... perceived the profession as being ethical and honest. Fifty per cent agreed accountants are the most admired finance-related workers and accordingly, have maintained this reputation for the past 26 years. Bank managers improved their standing on the ...

Default super must protect member interests: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... respondents understood the idea behind a default fund, but many were unaware that the default fund is agreed by employers and workers when setting wage and conditions. When choosing a super fund women were less likely (56%) to choose their own fund compared ...

Kinetic Super improves insurance offering

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... According to the fund, Australia's contingent workforce is set to grow to 25% by 2020, representing about 3.2 million workers. "Temp or contract workers often have their super savings spread thinly across multiple accounts as they switch jobs frequently ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... of survey engineers. Meanwhile, women are still heavily under-represented: females still comprise only 28% of all ICT workers in 2016 - with no improvement compared to 2015 figures. Randi Zuckerberg, author of 'Dot Complicated' and founder of Zuckerberg ...

No spend, no inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... the year to March. Gauging from the details of the April consumer confidence survey (43.2 from 43.9 in March), Japanese workers are not expecting growth in wages at least over the next six months - income growth expectations fell to a reading of 41.2 ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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