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Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... with largely privatised pension systems have been more effected by the financial crisis. "Some of the countries most affected by the recent stock market decline are those where private pensions play an important role in mandatory pension provision," ...

Instinet to donate brokerage commission to bushfire appeal

... bushfires. The trading technology firm will donate the day's brokerage commissions less clearing and settlement costs to those affected by the bushfires. The profits from all domestic ASX trades will also go directly to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire ...

S&P withdraws Lazard ratings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... has requested ratings firm Standard & Poor's to withdraw the four-star ratings on five Lazard equities funds. The funds affected were Lazard Select Australian Equity Funds (I and W Classes), Lazard Australian Equity Funds (I and W classes) and Lazard ...

Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... Super. Clothing items, animal food, toiletries and boxes of hand cream have been collected and dispersed among those affected by the fires to ease the impact of the devastations. "The thoughts of the entire team at Health Super are with those who have ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... unnecessarily over-regulate and strangle our nation's financial services industry; as nearly all Australians would be adversely affected." Pearce's comments are a response to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's recent 8,000 word essay published in Monthly magazine ...

DKN Financial FUA falls 26pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... group's platform, a "general lack of confidence and the flight to cash driven by the government's bank guarantee" had affected the group's FUA, the report said. Regardless, 10 financial planning and accounting firms joined the group in the second half ...

Planners to face cashflow crunch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... year, particularly in the three months to December when the market deteriorated. In the wake of a market meltdown that affected all corners of the investment industry, Arnold said that business models put in place only 12 months ago are now irrelevant ...

Allianz pays $500,000 to bushfire sufferers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... Around 80 per cent of claims are building related, with the remainder motor vehicle linked. To boost its presence in those affected areas, Allianz has set up a temporary office in Whittlesea Relief Centre and has sent representatives to the local NAB ...

More donations to help Bushfire Appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
Donations continue to pour from the financial services industry for those affected by the bushfires in Victoria. In a massive outpouring of support for the victims and their families, many firms have donated cash (at least $7.2 million in total on last ...

GESB plans on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... to be reviewed," said Buswell. Bad financial markets also remain a concern. "International financial conditions have affected GESB's reserves...it would be prudent to proceed with mutualisation without a level of reserves to support it," he said. Although ...