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AU wins Herston Quarter mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... existing Herston Health prescient, the new project is designed to attract, train and retain the best clinicians, health workers, researchers, academics and students to the region. "The Herston Quarter is an important social infrastructure project for ...

Super fund CEO not seeking reappointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... expires on 29 January 2017. Howard Rosario, head of the $22 billion government fund for Western Australia public sector workers, was originally appointed for a five-year term that commenced in January 2012. Prior to joining GESB, Rosario was chief executive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... negating the 30,500 drop in part-time positions. Based on the "permanent income hypothesis," consumer spending depends on workers' expectations of the permanency of their incomes - full-timers' income are expected to be more "permanent" than part-timers. ...

Returning Fed hike expectations could be flattened by yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... expected 4.9% in June from 4.7% in the previous month, it adds more evidence to the strength of the US jobs market as more workers are encouraged to re-join the labour force as reflected in the pickup in the participation rate from 62.6% to 62.7% in ...

Lost super campaigns have much further to go

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... successful resolutions mean they are rewarded with inflows. Westpac's report also revealed almost half (48%) of Australian workers are not sure if they have lost super and three quarters (73%) wish they looked after their super better when they were ...

Group insurance gets a makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... Statewide has also been able to negotiate significant discounts on its insurance offering for white collar and professional workers. These members will receive the same insurance cover per unit as the 'standard' scale, but at premium discounts of 45% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... dropped to 3.5% in April from 3.7%. This could be positively interpreted as employers having difficulty finding suitable workers for skilled positions, particularly in light of the decline in the rate of layoffs from 1.2% to 1.1% in April. Still, workers ...

QIC appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... will provide 550 hospitality and retail training places for locals," Pitt said. "The partnership will provide trained workers for the estimated 1000 new jobs to be created by a $500 million redevelopment of the shopping centre. "QIC is also the largest ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... Contribution, which expires on 30 June next year, with a Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset. This will mean low income workers will generally not pay more tax on superannuation contributions than on their take-home pay. Available to those earning $37,000 ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... quantitative easing programme and further Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth programme by investing in companies that increase workers' wages and capital expenditure. The BOJ is restricted to holding 50% of any ETFs, so other buyers will be required ...