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The completion of the Bankwest Place building is drawing near and shortly many Bankwest departments will move across to the new building.

Have you got your skin?

The bank recently announced that employees using a Bankwest laptop computer can apply to have a personalised skin for the laptop.  Members asked the Union if we could provide a skin that was customised with the Unions contact details.  We approached Bankwest to see if they would agree with members using our FSU designed skin and the response was YES.

We have your skin

If you would like the FSU skin for your laptop email wa@fsunion.org.au and we will provide the details for you to forward on to the bank.

Tags: Bankwest Place, Drawing

Fear sells, and nothing is more fearful than the future. Insurance agents have known this for ages, and the most unscrupulous of them will play up the fear factor to the hilt. Thats not to say that all insurance is unnecessary or that all agents are fear mongers. Insurance has a definite purpose to protect you from the financial risk of some future event that, while unlikely to happen would be financially devastating if it were to happen.

Many insurance policies sold today are simply unnecessary in most cases. Knowing which policies are needed and which arent will go along way toward arming yourself with the knowledge needed to protect yourself from less honest agents.

First up on the hit parade is the onerous PMI. Many homeowners only become aware of this after they buy a home an see their monthly mortgage payment has this extra fee included.

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Tags: Insurance, Insurance Policies

Millions of Americans are struggling to overcome rough economic conditions, and rather than turning to traditional banks and lenders, some adults may look to their family when theyre in a tough spot. When family members approach and ask for financial assistance, individuals may feel compelled to agree to a loan. But lending to family is a big decision, and its important for adults to weigh several factors before making a choice.

First, adults should examine their current financial standing. Individuals who are already struggling with credit card debt, trying to pay down a loan or save money for their future may jeopardize their own financial health to accommodate family members. Making a decision can be difficult either way, but adults who are already in poor financial shape may endanger their own well-being by cashing out emergency savings or a retirement account to help family, according to U.S. Read more…

Tags: Family, Family Right

Technology, health care and a resurgence of manufacturing will fuel the top 10 states that will lead the nation in employment growth in 2012, according to IHS Global Insight, a provider of economic and financial analysis, forecasting and market intelligence.

To better understand the outlook for hiring across the country:

View Our Map of Forecasted 2012 Job Growth by State

See the 10 States Adding the Most Net Jobs in 2012. The biggest, most populous states create — and also lose — the most jobs in any given year, naturally. In other words, while millions of people are hired, millions are fired. The key to determining whether a state has a healthy job climate is to look at the number of net new jobs.

Also see the 10 States With the Biggest Rate of Job Growth in 2012.

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Tags: 2012

Spanish based insurer Mapfre has released their impressive 2011 financial results.

The insurer saw net profits increase by 3.2 per cent last year to €963 million (£808m). In the same period the companies premiums surged by 15.5 per cent to €19.6 million (£16m), outdoing peers in almost every market the company operates in.

Other notable figures released by the company include the importance of their international business, which contributes to 60 per cent of the groups revenues and 45 per cent of the groups results.

2011 also saw equity rise by a quarter (24.8%) for the group. These strong results mean the company will pay out 2.7 per cent more in dividends this year at €456.5 million (£382m).

The company said that “significant growth in Life Assurance and Home lines and a performance considerably above the market average in Motor Insurance, as well as excellent development of the international business,” contributed to revenues increasing by 15 per cent.

A restructure of the company has been undertaken to keep these results coming.

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Tags: 2011