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End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... superannuation," he said. "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 term." ...

Coalition still unconvinced on 12 pc SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... guarantee increase 'is likely to fall most heavily on low to middle income earners'," he said. The senator however added that, "Labor has had a very bad record on superannuation over the past three years. After a series of ill-considered changes to our ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... Traders were disappointed to see first-time unemployment claims rise last week, breaking a recent trend of declines. The Labor Department said that claims had jumped by 12,000 and are still at levels that signal employers are not significantly adding ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... speaker. Appointment of speaker is a problem for the government because with the lower house numbers currently 76 to 74, if a Labor member is made speaker and say a division (vote) were called while Kevin Rudd foreign affairs minister was out of the ...

Rewind and replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... playback my past ruminations. Wall Street inched up overnight, but not so convincingly. So why is this? Why? Why? The latest US Labor Department figures show that initial unemployment claims dropped by 27,000 to 451,000 in the week ended 4 September. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... inconsistencies and cautious data points coming out from overseas as well," he said. With US markets closed overnight for the Labor Day holiday and Europe trading on low volumes, there was no clear lead for investors from offshore. At 1200 AEST the big ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... tell us which political party "we voted for" last 21 August, campaigning has kicked off on our big brother's shores. It's Labor Day in the USA, heralding the start of the period when US politicians promise each every American that they will mow their ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... closed for a public holiday. LONDON - European stock markets extended a rally on Monday, but with Wall Street closed for the Labor Day public holiday gains were limited in sluggish trading. The FTSE 100 index closed up 11.04 points, or 0.20 per cent ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... brought in the light with figures enough to put reasonable doubt into those willing the US economy into a double dip. The US Labor Department reported that overall non-farm payrolls declined by 54,000 in August. And just to highlight the pessimism leading ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... highlights the economy's weakness....Mergers also typically lead to job cuts, casting another shadow over an already weak labor market." The bond markets like this... very much. Yields on US Treasuries dropped. Yields on US government bonds with 5, 10 ...

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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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