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AMP upgrade on time
Seeded on Wed Apr 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
FINANCIAL services group AMP will complete its Siebel customer relationship management upgrade on time after beating the local skills shortage with offshore IT labour.
Nest egg versus the nest
Seeded on Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:52 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
MOST people's first financial priority is to get the mortgage millstone from around their neck. Pay off the mortgage and worry about retirement later. But is that the right thing to do?
Income protection vital
Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:47 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
HOW long could you keep paying the bills if you had a serious accident? Income protection insurance is something small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can't afford to do without.
Share market losses near $400 billion
Seeded on Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:38 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
THE Australian stock market has now dumped 17 months of gains - or close to $400 billion from its November peak - under the weight of bad news from the US.
Dollar hits fresh 24-year high, nudges US95c
Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:53 PM EST (Australian News Network)
THE dollar opened firmer today after reaching US95 cents for the first time in 24 years as more evidence emerged of a US economic slowdown.
Big banks bet on lower rates
Seeded on Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:29 PM EST (Australian News Network)
BANKS and other money market players are betting that variable interest rates could begin to ease as early as next year - well before the Reserve Bank expects inflationary pressures to ease.
AMP's profit hits $985m
Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:10 PM EST (Australian News Network)
AMP today posted an 8 per cent rise in annual profit to almost $1 billion - but investors dumped the shares in morning trade as they hit year-low levels, only to recover later in the day.
Staffing being found on the net
Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:59 PM EST (Australian News Network)
BOSSES are placing more job advertisements on the internet to find staff despite fears of a global economic slowdown, a survey shows, while employers in every state are placing fewer newspaper ads.
The green solution
Seeded on Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:13 PM EST (BRW)
It will take a combination of technology and human behaviour to reduce our carbon footprint in the workplace.
ANZ starts rush to mobile banking
Seeded on Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:00 PM EST (Australian News Network)
ANZ is set to become the first bank in Australia to launch a mobile phone banking service and its competitors are expected to follow suit soon.
Super rush turns into a bad bet
Seeded on Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:39 AM EST (Australian News Network)
IF January is any guide, five years of 20 per cent-plus returns on the Australian share market are over, and the China boom is not strong enough to soothe the fears in global share markets.
Superannuation pain over Centro
Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:38 PM EST (Australian News Network)
AS much as $5 billion in superannuation money is exposed to troubled shopping centre giant Centro, according to the industry's peak body.
Taking residence in virtual worlds
Seeded on Sun Dec 9, 2007 9:38 PM EST (Australian News Network)
BUSINESSES are discovering real-world things to do with Web 2.0 interactive technology, such as the virtual world, Second Life.
Super on steroids
Seeded on Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:41 PM EST (Australian News Network)
Super for Life, a fund from Westpac and BT Financial, manages customers' banking and superannuation in the one place.
2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards winners
Seeded on Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:22 PM EST (Financial Standard)
AMP SignatureSuper wins the Superannuation Product of the Year – Deluxe Choice award at the 2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards.
Govt superannuation reform sparks $22bn splurge
Seeded on Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:16 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
CHANGES to the superannuation system last quarter saw Australians pour money into super funds at a record rate, exceeding employer contributions and tripling the previous record of $7 billion.
Is Facebook good for the workplace?
Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:42 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
WALK into almost any open-plan office in Australia today and you're bound to see staff logged onto Facebook. Some are so concerned they have blocked staff from accessing it altogether, including media giants Channel 7 and ACP Magazines.
Flexibility the workplace holy grail
Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:40 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
A study by consultancy firm Managing Work Life Balance International found Australian bosses were starting to realise workplace flexibility is the key to attracting and retaining valuable staff, promting them to offer flexible hours, the option to work from home, extended holiday …
The Offshoring/Outsourcing experience of an Aussie Company
Seeded on Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:44 PM EDT (TalkingPoint)
Chris Lipman, General Manager Offshore Operations for Virgin Mobile Australia, has been living in Manila and he provides an interesting insight into the success Virgin have achieved with outsourcing their customer service function to the Philippines.
ANZ facing $66m clean money bill
Seeded on Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:34 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
THE ANZ Bank is bracing for a $66 million anti-money laundering bill as it works to comply with new terrorism and crime busting laws.
Staff churn up despite pay hikes
Seeded on Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:09 AM EDT (Australian Institute of Management)
Employers still believe that the key to staff retention is improving pay and financial benefits, but this alone is clearly not solving the problem.
AMP offshore Siebel skills search
Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:56 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
A SHORTAGE of Siebel skills has led AMP Financial Services to look offshore to complete an upgrade of a customer relationship management system used by more than 1500 financial planners and call-centre staff.
Labor alarmed by super raids
Seeded on Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:11 PM EDT (National Nine News)
A jump in the number of people being permitted to access their superannuation early because of financial hardship demonstrates the pressure interest rates are putting on families, Labor says.
Super rules spur flexible products
Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:55 AM EDT (Moneymanager)
The new simpler super rules, which take effect on July 1, are creating a mini-boom in new super and pension products aimed at retiring baby boomers.
ING and ANZ launch ATM access to pension funds
Seeded on Tue Jun 5, 2007 7:26 PM EDT (MoneyManagement.com.au)
Taking advantage of the new rules governing superannuation from July 1, ING Australia and ANZ have partnered to provide clients over age 60 with direct access to their pension funds through ANZ branches, Internet banking and automated teller machines.
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