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Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) are pushing for another inquiry on the Trio Capital fraud after the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) failed to address the victims' main issues of concern. VOFF spokesperson Paul Matters told Financial Standard ...

Infrastructure debt 'not that scary': AusSuper chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... operations) in order to fund new projects as an example to other state governments. Ridout's comments are part of a wider push from the industry super sector to encourage governments to put more resources into infrastructure. Governments have a vital ...

Strong returns put UniSuper back in the black

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Strong investment returns from rebounding capital markets have strengthened UniSuper's balance sheet sufficiently to enable the fund trustee board to announce they no longer need to consider reducing members' benefits to maintain the fund's solvency. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... and the US. Buying sentiment was also helped by much welcomed earnings results, while investor confidence helped the dollar push higher. Tokyo on Friday surged 3.29 per cent, or 460.39 points, to 14,466.16 as the yen slipped, while Seoul added 0.14 per ...

Super fund average 14.6% for 2012-13

STAFF WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Super funds finished 2012-13 achieving a near record breaking 14.6%, the third highest annual return result in the 26 years for which Rainmaker has been collecting records. Explaining why the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open substantially higher after sharp rallies on Wall Street following strong economic data from China, Europe and the US. A battery of better-than-expected headlines included data showing strong manufacturing activity ...

Investment bonds a low-tax alternative to super: IOOF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Senior Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive Ian Bailey declared that the bank's retail division had a role in the collapse of Storm Capital in January 2009. A document detailing an examination to Bailey by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set for a flat start after overseas markets lost ground as investors wait for major economic news coming out of the US later in the week. The September share price index futures contract is up four points at 5,014. In ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened lower, with activity driven by company earnings statements. Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said the local market on Thursday was preparing for reporting season to get fully underway. It was a ...