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IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... executive Richard Gilbert said the Charter "has three commitments to super fund members - informed choice, fairness and competition. "It contains recommendations to lift the bar in both public policy and industry practice. While some recommendations ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... Treasurer and remains in the outer ministry where he is expected to be responsible for taxation, government revenue and competition policy. In this role, Sherry should play a key role in implementing the recommendations of the Henry Taxation Review. ...

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... climate remains uncertain. Nooo Commission was officially launched by Senator Helen Coonan, shadow minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation. She was supported by Alex Hawke, Federal Minister for Mitchell.

Australian Ethical sponsors art prize

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
Are you the next Rembrandt or Andy Warhol? Australian Ethical is sponsoring the Australian Ethical Art Prize - a competition open to all artists. According to the Australian Ethical website, the fund manager is sponsoring an art competition which encourages ...

Mercer adds boutique, adds staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... divisions cover fixed income, equities, bonds, real estate and alternative assets. "With our large client, the real competition is increasingly from specialist research firms who put all their resource into research single asset classes," said Andrew ...

Cutting SG a disaster: Keating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... costs have decreased in recent months, leading to bank's increasing their profitability following the collapse in competition from non-bank lenders.

HOSTPLUS sponsors Gold Coast AFL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... communication items and club apparel plus the fund gets all the television exposure from an AFL club playing in the competition from 2011," said Pearce. The Gold Coast Football Club was recently granted a provisional licence from the AFL. This year the ...

AVG targets hacker behaviour

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... approach is that viruses constantly change and websites are constantly upgraded. "In the US they have this annual competition to see how fast they can hack a machine. Last year it took two minutes to hack a Mac, this year it took ten seconds," Bridwell ...

UK firm launches planner competition

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
UK based, Norwich Union is running a competition targeting university graduates to find the next generation of financial advisers. Norwich Union, soon to be re-branded Aviva, launched The Future Adviser Programme with the Manchester Metropolitan University ...

CFS turns off the lights

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... floors and installing waterless urinals and dual-flush toilets to save water. These initiatives follow an internal competition where staff were asked to put forward practical suggestions for creating a more sustainable workplace. The best ideas were ...