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Poor governance high returns: SBS

... not the issue. The issue is that with improved corporate governance, they could perform better." In his analysis of 190 company annual reports Gold found that only 49 per cent of firms reported full conformance of the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) ...

Pension funds killing GM

... maker. After earlier reports by Financial Standard that the pension fund burden for GM is one of the factors driving their company into the red, the latest reports from the US confirm the pension fund burden is much higher than previously thought. Reinforcing ...

NZ finance companies risky long term: S&P

... unemployment, deterioration in property prices, or a more general economic downturn, will take its toll on the finance company sector." "Longer term, the industry could benefit from a consolidation of finance companies players. A smaller number of financially ...

Hewitt appoints former Watson Wyatt principal

... superannuation and asset consulting practice in Australia and New Zealand, says he is pleased that Seccombe has joined the company. He says that while Hewitt Associates is relatively unknown in Australia, it is one of the leading superannuation and asset ...

Full steam ahead for reverse mortgages

... well as the benefits of reverse mortgages. He highlighted for example that, contrary to the public's view, the disgraced company 'Money For Living' did not offer reverse mortgage products but had a share appreciation and lease back scheme. Mariner Financial ...

Insider trading fears undermining investor confidence

A report commissioned by institutional investors has revealed too many company directors are trading during 'black-out' periods or are failing to tell the market when they are trading their own company shares. The report was sponsored by BT Governance ...

Market wrap

... was up 32.22 points at 2220.15. LONDON - UK shares closed higher, bolstered by forecast-beating results from hedge-fund company Man Group and gains for miners after copper prices once again struck record highs. By the end of the trading day, FTSE 100 ...

Macquarie pilots life insurance system

... is being tested by 12 adviser groups nationally. It is being supported and reinsured by the world's largest reinsurance company, Munich Re. "This is one of the first straight-through insurance processing systems in the world and answers the needs of ...

IOOF to launch TAPs platform

In his speech at the company's annual general meeting yesterday, IOOF's chief executive office Ron Dewhurst said that they will launch a new platform for Term Allocation Pension products, as part of their ongoing campaign to increase their market share ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2005
... was nine points weaker at 4608. On the day Ainsworth Game Technology, Macquarie Capital Alliance, NRMA, Queensland Gas Company and Macarthur Coal all front shareholders, while Mayne shareholders vote on a demerger scheme. Also, investors will be watching ...