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Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... quarter GDP in the Eurozone fell by 0.2 percent. This is the first quarterly decline since the inception of the monetary union and another negative result in the September quarter will bring the economy into a technical recession. Year-on-year growth ...

Super funds to pass 'approved list'

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Senator Nick Sherry continues his campaign to "renovate the house" when he filed a government submission calling for a radical change to the way employers select their default super fund - suggesting a default fund should be chosen from an 'approved ...

LUCRF makes history

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... government announced it would peg age pension levels to 25 per cent of workers' earnings and when the Storeman and Packers Union launched their campaign for employer paid super. Treasurer Wayne Swan last night said their decision to do this was so important ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... liquid carbon credits associated with world's greenhouse gas trading plans. The index comprises of two plans, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism. Philippe El-Asmar, Barclays Capital head of ...

Clitheroe and Kelty honoured

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... were recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List for their contributions to the finance industry. Former trade union leader Bill Kelty was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for his work in the establishment of Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... exchange, the June share price index was up 27 points at 5,494. Today, mining giant BHP Billiton gives a briefing on Europe Union regulation regarding takeover target Rio Tinto. East & Partners will give a briefing on the banking industry, while Fairfax ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

Eight super funds have expressed their intention to offer members with First Home Savers Accounts (FHSAs), according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents over $450 billion ...

GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... SRI principles. The fund's investment universe contains roughly 250 companies across former member states of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The fund attempts to avoid investing ...

Bluestone repositions reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... with Westpac in Australia and New Zealand and also with about 20 credit unions operating under the umbrella of the credit union service provider Cuscal. These alliances account for 30 to 40 per cent of reverse mortgage business in Australia and about ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... in the 15 nations that use the euro cooled in April, as economic confidence sank to a two and a half year low. European Union officials have said that high energy and food prices have pushed Europe into "inflationary shock". Unlike the Fed and the Bank ...