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Movers and shakers of 2010

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
Regulatory reforms, politics, and high profile M&A activity dominated the financial services landscape this year - Financial Standard looks back at the stories that shook up the industry this year. It was an extraordinary year in Australian politics. ...

Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... Right Management, attributed some of the success to the financial industry taking on a leaner approach as it continues to strip down its cost structures. "To some extent, there's a reluctance by some people to take their chances in a sector that was ...

Full steam ahead for MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten has cited Australians' concerns that super is too complex as a key reason why MySuper will be implemented as planned. Minister Shorten quoted research from Colmar Brunton that showed consumers generally find information ...

Good for nothing war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
"War! huh-yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong wrote this song in 1969 in protest of the Vietnam War. Its lyrics talk about the lost of lives and "tears to a thousand mothers' eyes". "War! It ain't nothing ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
The Gillard Government has approved the MySuper reforms as part of its agenda to boost Australians' retirement incomes. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the green light to MySuper, with existing super funds able to offer MySuper products ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Looks like the financial markets are not getting any reprieve from this month's instalment of economic data releases. You guessed it! It was another down day on Wall Street overnight as Murphy's Law made its presence felt. "If anything could go wrong ...

CalPERS reprimands board member

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
One of the largest US funds, CalPERS, has voted to strip one board member's position as chair of the fund's health benefits committee along with her travel privileges after failing to file financial disclosure statements. According to a press release ...

RSPT is govt trying to pick winners: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The resource super profits tax (RSPT) is a cash grab from the mining industry that shows overseas investors Australia is prepared to change the rules at the height of a boom, said a leading tax academic. Professor Neil Warren from the Australian School ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have terminated their sponsorships with Melbourne Storm in the wake of the NRL scandal. David Elia, chief executive at HOSTPLUS, said the relationship with Melbourne Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. ...

RaboPlus adds index funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... investment portfolios and we expect to see some actively managed funds being replaced by index funds as investors try to strip out fees in order to achieve better long term net performance," said Tim Hewson, investment manager a RaboPlus. "We have already ...