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Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... position for the first time, while retaining his current role in financial services and superannuation. The move also sees Sports Minister Mark Arbib assume the junior minister portfolio of Assistant Treasurer. Speaking at a press conference in Canberra ...

SelectingSuper celebrates super powers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
This morning's SelectingSuper Awards, held in Melbourne at the MCG, featured TEN Network veteran sports journalist Stephen Quartermain as Master of Ceremonies and media personality and former AFL player, Sam Kekovich as special guest speaker. Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... shares were 11.5 cents lower, or 5.3 per cent, at $2.05. Super Retail Group has finalised its $610 million purchase of sports good retailer Rebel Group and appointed a former Rebel manager to drive growth in the business. Super Retail Group shares were ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... as its dispute with pilots escalates. Qantas shares were one cent higher at $1.57. Super Retail Group has agreed to buy sports goods retailer Rebel Group for $610 million from private equity firm Archer Capital as the company seeks to expand in the leisure ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... diapers, tissue and toilet paper, as a market where consumers are drawn to local brands. Supermarkets, other retailers, sports goods manufacturers, the auto sector, internet, travel services and insurance are other areas where Yuen expects local companies ...

Brand fit for a boardroom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... a week, will explore the idea of industry professionals as their own 'brand'. The concept is not new - elite athletes, sports personalities and celebrities - have built and capitalised on their brand, and the same principles can apply in financial services. ...

Ideas count and Australia is up to 69,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... these applications are in more categories than ever, ranging from goods and services that include clothing, surfboards and sports drinks. These figures from IP Australia are welcome because trade mark applications are leading indicators of economic activity ...

Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... multi decade low," said Buckland. The Asian Value Trust is invested in a wide range of industries from water filtration to sports shoes and education to energy distributors. While Hunter Hall will cool off on some Australian stocks, its Australian Value ...

US reforms open doors for tax-savvy advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... lucrative advice to clients. Marvin W. Tuttle, executive director, FPA, said that the current rule was comparable to a sports team patenting a certain move during a game. "The practice of patenting a specific strategy is like a football team laying claim ...

SelectingSuper celebrates top 2010 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Australia's top superannuation funds. This morning's SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne, which featured TEN Network veteran sports journalist Stephen Quartermain as host and AFL star Kevin Sheedy as special guest speaker, saw over 20 funds vying for ...