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Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... This is the second time Murray has entered political debate attacking an ALP policy. In 2007, he warned the then opposition Labor Party that its plan to use the Future Fund to help pay for its National Broadband Network proposal would potentially reduce ...

Great disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... from 9.9 per cent in the previous month because Americans have simply given up looking for work. This is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website: "The number of unemployed reentrants to the labor force fell by 286,000 in May, offsetting an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... while the broad-market S&P 500 index advanced 4.45 points (0.41 per cent) to settle at 1,102.83. Most analysts expected the Labor Department on Friday will report 500,000 non-farm jobs were created last month, up from 290,000 in April, and the unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... countries, cause a cascade of massive losses for big banks and in turn halt the economic recovery in countries beyond Europe. The Labor Department's latest employment report added to worries about the US economy. The department said new claims for unemployment ...

Death by algorithm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
What does it take to wipe out more than US$1,000,000,000,000 on Wall Street? Punching "B" instead of "M" on your keyboard. Panic set on Wall Street overnight as the Dow went into a freefall to record its worst ever intra-day drop of 998.5 points. Was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... series of upbeat earnings reports and a reading on unemployment that provided more evidence of an improving economy. The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week. And companies including Motorola, Time Warner Cable ...

Intra-fund advice to affect 20 per cent of planning revenues

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
Advisers risk losing one in five of their clients if demand for intra-fund advice services become mainstream - but transactional advice could be the key to ensure advisers maintain an edge in the market. Cameron O'Sullivan, a financial adviser and director ...

US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... ramping up their proxy voting efforts across human rights issues with some positive results. The report, Proxy Voting on Labor Standards: A Case by Case Guide for PRI Signatories, found more than 40 shareholder proposals regarding labour standards appeared ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... during the first quarter, participants agreed that household spending going forward was likely to remain constrained by weak labor market conditions, lower housing wealth, tight credit, and modest income growth." Because of these, the recovery "is likely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... to prevent a default. A disappointing report on initial jobless claims added to the downbeat mood early in the day. The Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, jumping 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 460,000. ...

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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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