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Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... superannuation and wealth management reform program. The latest confusion centres on accusations opposition leader Tony Abbott has reneged on a parliamentary reform package that includes a more independent speaker. Appointment of speaker is a problem ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... Debate". It was going to be history making when first femme Prime Minister Julia Gillard battle it out with Ironman Tony Abbott. It was not only going to be a venue where the aspiring PM's share and defend their visions for Australia to Australia, it ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Act means there will be no change to how default super funds are nominated in Awards. This follows Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's announcement on the weekend that the Coalition will adopt the government's Fair Work Act as their industrial relations ...

AvSuper selects Hastings and Invesco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... Australian equities exposure. The super fund also uses the Australian equities expertise of Fortis Investments, Maple-Brown Abbott and Perennial Growth. Meanwhile, Hastings Funds Management was appointed as one of the fund's global infrastructure investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... Australia opens its two-day State of the Nation Conference in Canberra, with speakers including Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson. The Australian Office of Financial Management ...

BRW Rich 200 lists fin services best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Platinum's Kerr Neilson, ex-Macquarie chief Allan Moss and Maple-Brown Abbott co-founder Robert Maple-Brown led the charge of financial services execs who made it to this year's BRW Rich 200. Platinum manages more than $17 billion in client funds spread ...

UniSuper restructures management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... marketing and business development and finance teams. As a result of this restructure, two current executive managers, Val Abbott (executive manager member and employer services) and Sean Churchward (executive manager technology) have left UniSuper on ...

Risk-free no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... Johnson (AAA) 3 bips less. "Yields on bonds of home-improvement retailer Lowe's in Mooresville, North Carolina, drugmaker Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, Illinois, and Toronto-based Royal Bank of Canada have also been below Treasuries, Trace data ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... their work in and outside the finance industry. D'Ascenzo, ATO commissioner, and Maple-Brown, co-founder of Maple-Brown Abbott, both received officer in the general division of AO honours. D'Ascenzo received the award for his service to public administration ...

Five Oceans gains China and India fund mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... because of its experience in managing Asian equities and its investment team, which includes Rob Nunley, former Maple-Brown Abbott Asia portfolio manager. Nunley previously worked with Youngman at Bankers Trust. "We're getting a lot of interest because ...