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Court rejects Great Southern statement of claim

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
Great Southern investors face another roadblock after the Victorian Supreme Court decided not to allow Macpherson+Kelley to file its latest statement of claim in the class action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. This decision follows an earlier decision ...

Lift NZ retirement age to 67

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The New Zealand Retirement Commissioner has recommended an increase in the country's retirement age to 67 but the proposal has been rejected by Prime Minister John Key. The recommendation was made in the three-yearly Retirement Income Policy Review ...

Green light for global equities surge: Bell Potter

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Using history as his guide, Bell Potter's Peter Quinton says global equities could rise by more than 60 per cent over the next three years - and if his prediction proves accurate, it could mean that new highs for markets are on the horizon. After studying ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
US-based Berkshire Capital, which provides merger and acquisition services to investment and wealth management firms, has landed in Sydney - and appointed former BT chief executive Ian Martin as vice chairman, Asia Pacific. Berkshire Capital - not associated ...

Temasek boosts Singapore SMEs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The $147 billion Temasek Holdings is participating in Singapore's multi-billion co-investment program with local SMEs, to help grow the country's small business sector. Temasek said in a statement last week that it would take part in a Singapore-government ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
"Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland.... Later on, we'll conspire, As we dream by the fire To face unafraid, The plans that we've made, Walking ...

Aus Ethical and TCI score win in climate advocacy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Two major resources companies have backed down from their refusals to provide disclosure around carbon emissions. The companies have agreed to provide greater disclosure around carbon emissions, after pressure from the Climate Institute, Australian ...

VicSuper wins sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
VicSuper has received the Best Sustainability Report 2010 for the second consecutive year. The super fund, of which only a small number submit a sustainability report, showed good integration of sustainability into the organisation's business practices ...

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Why bring a rocket launcher to a fight when a BB gun would suffice. This must be what European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet last night when he announced only "small" measures to battle ongoing financial market tension in the Eurozone. ...

RMBS under the spotlight

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
While liquidity has improved in Australia's residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market, more needs to be done to boost the attractiveness and stability of the sector, said an industry expert. Jeff Brunton, head of capital markets at AMP Capital ...