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Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
Just when you thought the last day of the month, the quarter and the halfway mark of 2009 would end on a high note for Wall Street, it ended with a whimper. Yes, while we were recharging our batteries -- and dreaming about winning that A$106 million ...

Russell tops transition manager awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Russell Investments has been named the Transition Management Provider of the Year at the recent UK Pension Awards and won top rankings in the annual surveys conducted by PLANSPONSOR and Global Investor magazines. Russell was ranked "Best in Class" by ...

ING partners with MBF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
ING Australia has partnered with MBF to provide super members with a 12 per cent saving in corporate private health insurance rates. Mark Pankhurst, ING Australia head of product and marketing for wealth management, said this discount is usually only ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Federal Opposition said imposing a new round of regulation on the financial services sector as a reaction to the GFC could be counter-productive. Chris Pearce, Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told ...

Self-employed are more picky with advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
Self-employed people are 25 per cent less satisfied on average with the planning services they received from their planners compared to retirees and other employed workers, a new survey found. The Business Health CATScan client satisfaction research ...

Inactive account reforms not working: CHOICE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Reforms designed to help address the problem of too many inactive super fund accounts aren't working, said the peak consumer advocacy group CHOICE. "The problem of unnecessary super accounts persists despite a series of industry reforms," reported the ...

Members Equity gains Storm sponsorship

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Industry super fund owned, Members Equity Bank has scored a three-year advertising deal with the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club to develop its brand in Victoria. The sponsorship deal starts next season and Members Equity Bank logos will feature on ...

Climate change funds tick all the boxes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Dow Jones' decision to remove AGL from its Sustainability World Index (DJSWI) illustrates the overlap that now exists between infrastructure investments, traditional and alternative energy and sustainable investments. AGL was recently removed from the ...

Negline joins Rainmaker

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Tony Negline has joined the Rainmaker Group, publisher of Financial Standard, as Technical Services Editor, heading the company's technical services library and CPD services for financial planners. In the newly created role, he will be the Editor of ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
It was another down day for Wall Street overnight as concerns about the financial sector resurfaced and another negative housing news overcame a drop in crude oil prices. Crude oil prices settled below US$113 a barrel last night following reports that ...