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Climate change choice - market or regulation?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The climate change arguments currently before the parliament present Australia with the stark choice between market based solutions or a quagmire of regulation, said Dr Ross Garnaut yesterday when speaking at the National Press Club. This is the inevitable ...

Share plummet overplayed - fund managers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Fund managers remain cautiously optimistic for global growth despite the dramatic fall in global share prices sparked by the threat of nuclear catastrophe in Japan. A huge market sell off occurred yesterday afternoon when another explosion hit a Fukishima ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... particularly from those that cater for SMSFs. IAS enables advisers to manage their own portfolios or to mandate to their choice of professional managers across a range of security types including Australian equities, hybrid securities, term deposits ...

RockStar charity raises $120k

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... version of the Katy Perry classic, 'I Kissed a Girl'. Kate Bowditch from Perpetual took out the BT Financial Group People's Choice Award with a Screaming Jets 'Better' number while Perpetual's Best Newcomer Award went to Sophie Koo from Zurich for 'Not ...

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
State Street's Australian business is again recognised by the Federal Government as an 'employer of choice' for women. The Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) acknowledged 98 organisations for their strong commitment ...

Converging techniques give investors more options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... European fund expert. "Convergence in techniques used by hedge funds and traditional managers is giving investors more choice," said Stephane Mauppin-Higashino, head of development and product specialist at Amundi Asset Management when visiting Australia ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... the group of older members will grow and become more influential. The result could be that younger employees will have no choice but to join a fund that has a very defensive investment approach that is not desirable at their stage of life," she said. ...

SG war far from over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The super fund campaign to increase inflows through a forced rise in compulsory contribution levels seems to be stalling with the AIST again maneuvered into coming out to defend the rise from another business lobby attack. "Employers had nothing to ...

Untapped potential in salary sacrifice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... said organising salary sacrifice for employees created more work for employers, especially with people exercising their choice of funds, so many don't encourage it in any way. "A lot of people would love to sacrifice," she said. "People are thinking ...

TOWER, CommInsure tie as top insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... to urge fellow insurers to continue facing the issue of adviser remuneration arrangements. "Consumers need to have the choice on how to pay for insurance and we will continue to lobby the government to protect that choice," said Rayson. "We are very ...