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Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Australian Council of Trade Unions president, Ged Kearney, has voiced her support for a higher super guarantee and urged women in the super industry to maintain the fight for equal rights and to demand more action from government figures. Speaking ...

Govt responds to self-funded retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Self-funded retirees may not be left out in the cold in the new carbon tax scheme after all, with Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten announcing more package highlights to Tasmanian retirees. Yesterday self-funded retirees expressed concern of being ignored ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger after a resurgence on Wall Street overnight as fears eased over Greece's debt crisis. At 0710 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,491. In economic news ...

Advance Asian equity fund on hold as personnel changes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has put the Advance Asian Equity Wholesale Fund 'on hold' after a spate of departures from its manager, Lion Global Investors (LGI). Janet Liem, LGI's head of Asia-pacific equities team has left the company, as has Tan ...

Wall Street does an Abbott

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011

TAAM adds to investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Senior investment analyst Kenneth Wan will be joining the investment team of Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM), the boutique manager announced this morning. Wan brings ten years funds management experience in both Australian and Asian equities to ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

Chaos engulfing the role of the speaker in Australia's hung parliament is significantly damaging the chances the government will be able to implement its superannuation and wealth management reform program. The latest confusion centres on accusations ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Look ma, I passed the test! Hip, hip... Eighty-four European banks received their certificate of financial health from the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) over the weekend. They'll survive a recession and a sovereign debt crisis if ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
The Coalition's small target election strategy for industrial relations and their commitment to stick with the government's Fair Work Act means there will be no change to how default super funds are nominated in Awards. This follows Opposition Leader ...

AvSuper selects Hastings and Invesco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
AvSuper has given $35 million to Invesco to invest in Australian small cap equities and $24 million to Hastings Funds Management as part of its expanding global infrastructure portfolio. Invesco was appointed in June to invest in Australian small cap ...