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Fin education at the click of a mouse

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
South Australian-based industry superannuation fund Statewide is taking its financial literacy program to cyberspace in a bid to raise member awareness on their finances. The private sector super fund has launched an online tool called "Your Key to ...

Big lift in company corporate governance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
Australia's largest publicly listed companies meet most best practice guidelines for corporate governance even though full independence remains a major challenge. "Overall the corporate governance structures for the top 20 companies by market capitalisation ...

Super savings on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Just as new research confirms that Australians are on track for a retirement income equivalent to more than 90 per cent of average weekly earnings, concerns are growing about the damage rising inflation could have on these savings goals. AMP which has ...

Spiers heads BT advice business

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
BT Financial Group has appointed Mark Spiers, chief executive of Magnitude financial planning - BT's external financial planning arm - to general manager, advice, for the Westpac/BT Financial Group. Spiers' appointment follows the recent move by Sally ...

Advisers endorse rural insurance top guns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Rabo Financial Advisers (RFA) is set to boost its risk insurance relationships with Aviva, Asteron and CommInsure after they were identified as leaders in providing risk insurance to primary producers and regional businesses. The financial planning ...

Tasplan uses ant mascot as Gen Y magnet

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Tasplan has formed a new line of attack against superannuation illiteracy - introducing Superant, the new animated mascot that helps young Australians engage with their super. Developed by Blue Rocket Productions, Superant snags the leading role in ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
The call by NSW Premier Morris Iemma for a lift in the retirement age reflects simple economic reality. It also shows how naive in retrospect people were who criticised the former government's proposals to encourage workers to delay their retirement ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
Sustainability magazine, Ethical Investor, is holding a one-day forum to ensure investment managers understand how to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment processes. Michael Walsh, Ethical Investor executive ...

Magellan Global mirrors Berkshire strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Research firm Lonsec has rated Magellan Financial Group's (MFG) Global Fund 'recommended' and noted it adopts a similar investment style synonymous to that of the sage of Omaha. Launched in July last year, the Magellan Global Fund equities portfolio ...

Central banks try again to lift liquidity

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
Several of the world's most prominent central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve, overnight announced details of the latest scheme - basically looser lending, by them, to select counterparties - that they hope will help revive liquidity in interbank ...