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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon as market jitters over the devastation in Japan escalate with news of another explosion at a nuclear power plant. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 100.65 US cents, down from Monday's ...

Super heavyweights reach out to younger members

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) hosted a roundtable for superannuation heavyweights yesterday as it prepares for its sponsorship of Youth Week in April, aimed at engaging younger Australians and their super. Held yesterday, the forum involved representatives ...

ASIC rules to fix disputes faster

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... to the customer's complete satisfaction within five days. ASIC will be consulting with the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) on the matter of insurance customers being able to phone the insurer to discuss a potential claim before lodging a claim. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
The Australian dollar was trading about half a US cent lower at noon, as concerns over Australia's economic recovery continue. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the local unit was trading at 98.99 US cents, down from 99.50 cents on Thursday. Since 0700 AEDT on ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... in particular those who need to identify their insurer. In related news, on January 14, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) had received over 7,000 general insurance claims with an estimated insurable value of $365 million, not including major claim ...

Liptak joins Zenith

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
Daniel Liptak, hedge fund expert and co-founder of Hatfield Liptak Advisors, has joined Zenith Investment Partners as head of alternatives research. Liptak brings to Zenith a track record of 16 years within investment analysis and research. This includes ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Three leading super funds have supported calls for the industry to disclose executive pay the same way listed companies do, following the release of the Cooper report that asked whether super funds should adopt the same corporate governance rules as ...

Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
The way super funds appoint their trustee boards and disclose boardroom decisions such as investment strategy and pay are starting to look out-of-date and out-of-touch as more super funds become open to the public, said a superannuation expert. Liz ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
The Australian market has received positive leads all around this morning, with Wall Street up markedly, base metal prices in London also very robust, and the futures index in Sydney also points the market higher. At 0801 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...