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Raise SG to 15 pc: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... between employees and their employers. Meanwhile, 35 per cent felt the increased SG contributions should be the responsibility of the employers. This comes after the Federal Government's Henry Tax Review's report recommended the SG remain at 9 per cent ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... incentives, such as the co-contributions and TTR rules, are tampered with. "Members of super funds have taken the responsibility themselves to become self-sufficient come retirement so a lot of people are concerned about what the changes are going to ...

CORRECTION: Aberdeen takes on 30 Credit Suisse staff

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... Aberdeen axed around 50 Credit Suisse staff. Credit Suisse clarified that the remaining staff remains the firm's responsibility.

Smaller funds lack risk reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... operational risks. "We help develop the risk management programs and systems with the super funds. We basically take that responsibility to ensure that risk management is met on behalf of the trustee - to make sure that we have the right monitoring and ...

Danger, Will Robinson!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... calling the Chancellor 'darling' anymore after this. Nobody could argue against the Chancellor's move towards fiscal responsibility. It was over-indebtedness that contributed to this global financial problem in the first place after all. But I worry ...

Local S&P veteran heads to global stage

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... when he joined as head of pacific market development. He will be based in London, but will in the interim retain responsibility for the Australian fund ratings business. Meanwhile, Kerry Outlaw takes up the post of global head of analytics and operations ...

More room to grow: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... that we have to be able to work really closely with them [boutiques], to support them well - and I take a lot of responsibility, personally, for that relationship. "As such, there's a natural limit to how many [JVs] we can do," said Bryant. AUI counts ...

ESG dogged by poor metrics: McKinsey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... survey asked chief financial officers, investment professionals, institutional investors, and corporate social responsibility professionals from around the world to identify whether and how environmental, social, and governance programs create value ...

Fidelity India fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... the fund's portfolio manager. Fidelity Investments Australia's review resulted in Teera Chanpongsang taking over responsibility of the fund from Arun Mehra. Chanpongsang has more than 15 years experience as an analyst and portfolio manager researching ...

Pay to perform

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... will not - contrary to popular view - drive talent away from firms. "Such statements imply that executives lack responsibility and maturity - particularly in times such as these and the ones ahead - and are looking to guarantee a soft landing first rather ...