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Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... choices of experts in the field. But to borrow a well-worn adage, should the industry fix something that isn't necessarily broken? "The not for profit sector, which does have equal representation of employer/employee directors, has outperformed all other ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... earlier in the week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 67 points to close just below the 10,000 mark, which it had broken through on Wednesday for the first time in a year. Despite the declines stocks still posted big gains for the week. Bank of ...

BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... Institute of Supply (ISM) manufacturing index has shown it the way. Perhaps 2009 would be one of those years that have broken the curse of September - thanks to BOB. But October is waiting in the wings. You know -- the month of spectacular crashes?

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... its PMI rose for a fifth straight month to 46.3 in July. There is better news across the North Sea, where the UK PMI has broken above the 50 mark, rising to 50.8 in July - the highest level since March 2008. This is good news all around. But there's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... would not pay a first half dividend. But trade was thin and investors were hesitant after a nine-day rising streak was broken on Tuesday -- the longest such run in 21 years -- and ahead of a slew of Japanese earnings this week. The benchmark Nikkei-225 ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... provisions within the same Act and rules between January 2003 and June 2009. AUSTRAC is concerned that both businesses have broken and continue to break the AML/CTF Act and Rules and expressed concerns that both firms' systems and policies do not meet ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... reliable leading indicator, some investors cheered hurrah! Others aren't so sure though because the index still has not broken above the 50 mark which delineates expansion and contraction. Rejoice or lament. The same opposing conclusion from last night's ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), said by the time workers reach 65 years they are already physically "broken". Treasurer Wayne Swan said the government is being forced to act due to increasing pensions costs and workers now normally ...

Aviva targets SME market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... adequately service the investment and insurance demands of small to medium enterprises (SME). The program, SME Professionals, is broken up into two full day workshops and allows financial advisers to develop strategies around contingency planning, insurance ...

In partners we trust

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... stay clear of conflicted, gouging and politically sensitive investors as their commitment to the consortium can easily be broken under duress. "Consider the attributes that you want in a co-investor," he said. Co-investors which have internal company ...