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Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Financial services data centres are a large drain on power and can add millions of dollars to utility bills, but it doesn't have to be that way, said an IT expert. Gary Hull, the country managing director of Raritan, an award-winning power management ...

Identity thieves target planner clients

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... the best ways to combat the crime is through staff education. "It is crucial that businesses educate their staff about the safe disposal of sensitive information," he says. "The National Privacy Act specifically regulates how the private sector handles ...

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Fund managers specialising in Japanese stocks are divided on how the new government will affect their investments and the local economy, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). The UK-based AIC canvassed the opinion of Japan equities ...

Mmm...bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
Mmm...bargains In the words of Homer (Simpson, that is, "mmmm...bargains!" September's curse is in full swing. Wall Street dipped again last night. Why? Please explain? If you believe the spin, it was because stocks are overvalued, the US recovery would ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... consumers who have moved to savings from other investments are looking to it for a long-term solution rather than a temporary safe-house," the report noted. According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, consumption fell to 85 per cent of ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
Investment products that will be in hot demand in the future, such as lifetime annuities, are in short supply - but not for long. Today the peak body for retirees, National Seniors Australia, welcomed news that the Henry review will look at new income ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... purchases, a heavy debt load and a mammoth amount of freshly minted dollars weighing it down? The property ship? Still not safe, there might still be a few holes there. The Commodity barge? We missed that one too. Given the improving tide, risk assets ...

Telstra Super fights fraud through tech

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
New security questions and stronger member protection - the $9 billion Telstra Super is combating fraud by implementing tougher technology barriers to make its transaction services safer for members. According to a media statement, Telstra Super's member ...

Downturn presents brand opportunity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... They said things like 'I understand that growth options had risk but I was in the balanced option and that's supposed to be safe, is this their idea of safe?," said Mitchelmore.

RE model should be reviewed: PIS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
PIS is increasingly questioning the Responsible Entity system and said a return to the previous "trustee" model could be a solution to safeguard investors from collapses such as those of Great Southern and Timbercorp. Grahame Evans, managing director ...