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MLC removes managers

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... said Peter Sumner, MLC Investment Management portfolio manager. Balanced Equity Management, DFA Australia, Maple-Brown Abbott and Northward Capital have each been removed from the Australian shares strategy in both the effected portfolios. "Over time ...

Abbott government to index military pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... major speech on military policy to the Returned Services League national conference this morning, opposition leader Tony Abbott vowed to index military retirement pensions if elected next year. "An incoming coalition government would finally offer a ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... liquidity and demand they hold more capital to protect themselves against future losses." While Germany again does a Tony Abbott - voicing its opposition to the plan - there's no doubt that, after a few twists, turns and roundabouts, Europe is ultimately ...

NAB AS wins Maple-Brown Abbott mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... Australia Bank's Asset Servicing division has been appointed to provide custodial and administration services to Maple-Brown Abbott's retail funds, one of nine new clients the business has won in the past nine months. With approximately $10 billion in ...

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... and Swan (and the Greens?), they've been locked in into delivering the "promised" surplus by 2012/13. "It's actually Tony Abbott and the 'Juliar' community who are responsible for this because it's a political imperative." "It is all about the Prime ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... for the charity of their choice. Event sponsors were UCA Funds Management, Solaris Investment Management and Maple-Brown Abbott Investment Managers and Financial Standard. ESG Research Australia has 43 members including 32 fund managers, 15 super funds ...

Shorten demands clarity of stance on SG rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... the extra cost will be covered from deferred wage increases negotiated in enterprise bargaining agreements, however Tony Abbott weighed into the argument on Friday, saying small businesses would be the worst affected. "This is a $20 billion a year hit ...

FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Industry fund FIRST Super has extended an olive branch to Tony Abbott, inviting the Opposition leader to their next board meeting. The invite comes in the wake of Abbott's scathing criticism last week of the way industry super fund boards are run. According ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Unions and super associations have responded to comments from Opposition leader Tony Abbott who blasted union involvement in industry super funds. According to The Australian, Tony Abbott reportedly called industry super funds gravy trains for union ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... and alas, policy paralysis and uncertainty for this land girth by sea. And we all know that uncertainty is no good. Tony (Abbott) and the Liberal/National Coalition will be the only ones singing hallelujah at this turn of events. They must be planning ...