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The day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Tomorrow is the inauguration of Mr. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. What does the day after tomorrow hold? Long before this event, the media had already been speculating on what First Lady-elect Michelle Obama would be wearing ...

Nordic pensions unite for ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009

Members Equity gains Storm sponsorship

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Industry super fund owned, Members Equity Bank has scored a three-year advertising deal with the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club to develop its brand in Victoria. The sponsorship deal starts next season and Members Equity Bank logos will feature on ...

New leaders at BT and Asgard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Chris Freeman will retain his title as head of BT Wrap while Wayne Wilson will lead the St.George Business Solutions and Asgard divisions following the St.George/Westpac merger. BT Financial Group announced the appointments yesterday, which includes ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Superannuation experts say it's time to adopt fresh thinking on how to supplement retirement savings and are calling on the government to support Lay-by style Age Pension and 'longevity insurance' products. A panel of industry experts from Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
BT Financial Group chief executive, Rob Coombe has announced the combined Westpac/St.George wealth management business executive team. Coombe named John Shuttleworth as superannuation & investment solutions general manager; Mark Smith as insurance general ...

Cybercriminals target fin services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
One-stop shop financial services groups should be more vigilant about how they store and manage client accounts after a new report found that online criminals are getting better at exploiting stolen financial data. Security solutions provider Symantec ...

Vale Joy Palmer

Joy Palmer, the chairperson of South Australian super fund Statewide passed away on, Monday, November 17, after a dignified and determined battle with breast cancer. Statewide chief executive officer Frances Magill paid tribute to Joy's contribution ...

Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
Wall Street was at first content to wait while the G20 Generals fiddle but Citigroup's announcement of a 53,000 reduction in its workforce brought home the point that Main Street is roasting. After initially fluctuating between both sides of zero, the ...

Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Australian equities remained in the doldrums in spite of the hopeful promise that came about with the changing of the guards at the White House. Senator Barack Obama's triumphant victory in the US Presidential election was welcomed with jubilation the ...