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Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... expect to increase hiring in the finance, insurance and real estate sector, down from 37% last quarter. The number of employers planning to decrease hiring remains at 7%.

Super growth static, public sector grows on Health Super merger

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... contributions to funds with at least $50 million in assets for the June quarter stood at $23.8 billion, with $17.9 billion from employers and $5.8 billion from members. A further $164 million came from spouse and government contributions. Retail funds ...

Vanguard tops US social media rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... other, and with business and brands, and represents a significant opportunity for us to interact with our members and employers in new, more meaningful and more relevant ways," Wayne Sullivan, executive manager, marketing for HOSTPLUS told Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Australian dollar, following bad economic news out of the US last week. The US Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added no net workers in August and the unemployment rate was unchanged, a sign that many were nervous the world's largest ...

Super funds prefer employers via clearing houses

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... technology expert said yesterday. Shane Collister, general manager for technology solutions at TelstraSuper said the fund has employers of all different sizes making payments on behalf of members to the fund. "We have ex-Telstra businesses still with ...

Development, not cash, job market motivator

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... offer." McFerran recommended internal mobility and future internal opportunities be emphasised by financial services employers to attract the right candidates. "One Australian bank is building potential career moves into job descriptions at senior analyst ...

Submissions open on excess super contribution cap refund rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... super fund balances. "As we move towards Stronger Super there's more straight-through processing and visibility on when employers pay contributions, which will lower the risk of excess contributions," she said. To have your say and to view the consultation ...

Super now the fourth pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... target was only 30% but increasing longevity has changed the parameters, said Shorten. Shorten acknowledged that some employers had the same misgivings 20 years ago in 1991 about the introduction of the 3% SG, but productivity increased along with real ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... per cent would be not only good for the retirement futures of current workers but would also have no adverse affect on employers." The report concludes that while employer costs could be increased in the short-term, the impact in any given year would ...

Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... 53.3 in the previous month. Consensus expected a gain to 53.5. The latest ADP private payrolls survey showed that US employers added 114,000 workers in July. But ADP reduced the previous month's stat by 12,000 to show only 145,00 private sector jobs ...