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AIA arises from AIG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
AIA has today become the new name and brand for AIG Life in Australia as the group takes another step towards becoming a fully independent Asian-based insurance giant. The initiative follows similar moves announced last month by other former AIG subsidiaries ...

Bravura wins business award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Bravura Solutions is the winner of the 2009 Australian Business Award for International Trade in the IT&T industry. The Australian Business Awards recognise organisations that demonstrate the core values of business and product excellence, sustainability ...

Costello's Future Fund career over before it started

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Short-lived speculation that former Liberal Party Treasurer Peter Costello was about to be appointed by the Labor government to a leading position in running the Future Fund shows the fund is still poorly understood, three years after its launch. Rumours ...

Pres Obama proposes sweeping regulatory reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
To plug regulatory gaps that the Whitehouse believes precipitated the GFC, President Obama has proposed the biggest change to financial oversight since the New Deal. Central to the reforms are the creation of a Financial Oversight Council that will ...

IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
A new Super Charter launched by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), akin to an investor bill of rights, looks set to redefine wealth management industry practices. The "historic charter [will] create a fairer and more competitive ...

Nigerians seek CFA certificate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
Nigerian finance executives are increasingly seeking to boost their credentials after the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program recorded a 44 per cent jump in the number of local professionals signing up in a year. Around 1,000 Nigerian finance ...

Super is a good idea but needs fixing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Superannuation is a good idea but the design of the system to implement it is regressive and flawed, argues Julian Disney, social justice law professor and long time researcher and campaigner on equity issues. Disney said the difficulty is that while ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
Superannuation is now, for the first time, included in Federal Cabinet following a major ministerial reshuffle that saw Chris Bowen promoted to Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law and Minister for Human Services. Indicating ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... April retail sales and building approvals increased while the contraction in the manufacturing sector has slowed. As such, Dun & Bradstreet's quarterly business expectations survey showing a more positive outlook among Australian business managers. Some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... releases its business survey for May, and the Melbourne Institute releases its Employment Report for June. Early on Tuesday, Dun & Bradstreet released its business expectations survey for June. On Friday, the Australian share market closed higher, boosted ...