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Suncorp chief departs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Suncorp chief executive, John Mulcahy has stepped down from his role as the firm's plan to raise more capital. Mulcahy was chief executive for six years and will remain a chief executive and director at Suncorp until a new chief executive is appointed. ...

Contributions, efficiencies still matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Fund losses due to the GFC might reinforce the importance of consistent investment returns, but it's crucial to lift long term contribution rates and make the superannuation system as efficient as possible. Garry Weaven, chairman of Industry Funds Management ...

LUCRF lowers pension fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The $2.4 billion LUCRF Super has slashed its fees for all its pension members from 0.9 per cent to as low as 0.2 per cent. According to a statement by the industry fund, the move comes amid plans to align LUCRF Pensions fees with its superannuation ...

CFS pumps up ESG investing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Colonial First State is making ESG research one of its top priorities this year. CFS, which is one of the supporters of VicSuper and HESTA's new ESG Research Australia initiative, said it had been actively supporting these issues for a number of years ...

Industry unites for super message

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
With the public set to receive their super statements next month, nine financial services industry bodies made the unprecedented move to join forces and deliver a single message to investors and retirees. The Superannuation Stakeholder Group produced ...

John Kavanagh joins Financial Standard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Former BRW Sydney editor John Kavanagh joins Financial Standard's editorial team. Kavanagh, a freelance journalist who writes for the Sydney Morning Herald and online finance newsletter www.thesheet.com, will join Financial Standard as contributor. ...

Damned if you do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Australians really are a spoiled bunch. Give them bread and they ask for cake. Give them cake and they question why not the bakery instead. And while you're at it, throw in a coffee factory - nay, the whole plantation - but be careful not to spend too ...

Planners rethink succession model

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The sale price and profitability of most financial planning firms have taken a turn for the worse since 2008, spurring planners to radically rethink their succession plans. John Saint, head of ipac business partnering, said planners now face the tough ...

Whistleblower wanted

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The FPA is rethinking how it investigates financial planning firms in the wake of the Storm scandal and urges its members to speak out more against unprofessional or unethical behaviour in the industry. Speaking from Townsville, Queensland, FPA chief ...

State Street's PE business rises 60 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... become even more popular after a State Street survey at a recent conference late last year found half of the respondents plan to increase their allocation to private equity fund this year. State Street's private equity business includes more than 2,400 ...