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Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
How do you solve a problem like Athena? The bears are slowly coming back from the woodworks as the vigilantes of the bond market train their crosshairs from Greece to other Eurozone countries. And we're all getting caught in the crossfire. Is that doom ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter Scott (Marmion, 1808) Greece has just climb 10 notches up crap creek when Eurostat - the European Union's official Statistician - called it a liar. Eurostat revealed last ...

OAMPS hires former AXA manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... advisers who specialise in life risk advice. This offering will complement OAMPS' existing insurance broking solutions for its SME and corporate clients," said Keith McIvor, chief executive at OAMPS Insurance Brokers.

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The termination of the government guarantee on wholesale funding next month gives a strong signal that - as far as the Australian government is concerned - the financial crisis is over. But the move could pose new problems for financial services providers ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Past all the green rhetoric, one insurer is spending money to give insurance brokers proper training on climate change and how it could affect their clients' business. Insurance and investments group Zurich doesn't just walk the walk on climate change ...

Future Fund targets credit assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
The Future Fund is eyeing credit investment opportunities in the US and locally to boost the returns of its debt portfolio. David Neal, chief investment officer at the Future Fund, said the fund is rotating its debt portfolio into opportunistic areas ...

Virgin Super eyes SME market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... in funds since launching four years ago and plans to target financial planners specialising in small to medium enterprises (SME) to gain more inflows. Matt Baxby, chief executive at Virgin Money Australia, said the firm is committed to the local superannuation ...

VicSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) annual Sustainability Reporting Awards in August including Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report in the financial service sector awards. In February, VicSuper and the $13 billion industry fund ...

ING wins $1bn employer super book

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... Australia is also working to align the firm's Employer Super suite, which includes the firm's small to medium enterprise (SME) superannuation service; Integra Super and large employer service; Corporate Super. "We've been making Corporate and Integra ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Industry bodies have welcomed the government's move to provide a free superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation ...