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BT Life fast tracks claims

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
BT Life has taken more steps to process income protection claims faster through its award-winning tele-claims service. Since launching tele-claims in March 2010, BT Life Insurance has seen almost 25 per cent of all income protection claims paid without ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... of pensions combined with an "indexation ambition". That is, the nominal guarantee is based on the average pay during the labor period but indexation is what compensates for labor cost inflation. The Dutch defined benefits pension contract combines the ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... A-L-L) 12 districts surveyed by the Fed reported continued expansion in economic activity in January and February and that "Labor market conditions continued to "strengthen modestly" in all 12 Fed districts." Private sector payrolls. The ADP/Macroeconomic ...

Super cap breach stings 65,000

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... those with less than $500,000 saved for retirement. Senator Cormann today said people were accidentally being caught out by Labor's "unexpected" super change. "Australians inadvertently breaching non-concessional contribution caps can be hit by an effective ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... for a 175,000 gain - from an upwardly revised 189,000 increase in the previous month. Today (yesterday's tomorrow), the Labor Department reported that jobless claims fell to 368,000 -- the lowest level for claims since May 2008 - ending 26 February. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... in the mid-Atlantic region nearly doubled between January and February. The surge in manufacturing was enough to offset a Labor Department report that applications for unemployment benefits rose 25,000 from the previous week. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... construction is still way off from levels seen in a healthy economy, but market analysts were optimistic about the report. The Labor Department also reported that wholesale prices rose sharply in January due to higher costs for gas and other goods. The ...

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... improved hiring and manufacturing in 10 of the 12 regions surveyed... and retailers expecting better holiday sales. The US Labor Department goofed. It revised US productivity to show a faster annual growth of 2.3 per cent in the third quarter instead ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... wages to grow further especially is an SBS report that the government is considering giving itself a pay rise is true. "Labor MPs believe the government is considering increasing the salaries of parliamentarians from the existing base level of $136,640 ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... government support they receive. "One thing that struck me is that there's as many factions in superannuation as there are in the Labor Party. Some of the debates in superannuation do descend to, perhaps, an insularity which is not healthy for the long ...

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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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