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Tax system should improve wellbeing: Henry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... "Successful tax reform is not just about increasing GDP or revenue, or making the system easier to understand, or more sustainable, or fairer, or better able to assist governments to address various social problems. It is concerned with all of these ...

The long and short of bulls and bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... but they have been so even years before pre-GFC. But we still had bull markets. Debt has not been able to go back to sustainable levels because each time a recession or a market crash ensue, central banks and governments intervene. The same is happening ...

Streamline super concessions to boost contributions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... earners it would see their effective contribution rates increase to 12 per cent. The new regime, they argue, is more sustainable than the current system while providing a huge social equity boost to superannuation as it enabled 1.6 million Australians ...

FPA meets with Capstone on remuneration

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... and will be ready to adapt as required." O'Riley said Capstone will liaise with its planning network on suitable and sustainable business models. "This is an ongoing process. We will keep working with our advisers over the next 12 months to ensure their ...

SRI super option blitzes market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
AustralianSuper's Australian Sustainable Shares option has posted a net return of more than 26 per cent over the six months to June, more than double the fund's Australian shares option. The super fund's six-month investment summary, which is stated ...

More info on super, please

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... 60 per cent preferred to still read CSRF's newsletter in print, many wanted to see their fund use eco-friendly and sustainable paper stocks across all of the fund's publications. Many are also putting up their hand for online and email communication ...

Asian equities approach fair value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... changed is the banks have come out and said they're going to cut back on lending. There's also concerns about how sustainable this recovery is, a lot of the production data seems to contradict itself."

Temasek seeks more Asian exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... anniversary, which includes a renewed focus on Asia and other developing regions. "Our vision remains to create and deliver sustainable long-term value for our stakeholders. "In the medium-term, we believe this can be achieved with a clear focus on Asia ...

NY fund invests $200m in climate change

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... "This move should help deliver strong risk-adjusted returns to the fund while providing capital to environmentally sustainable companies that are providing solutions to climate change." The HSBC Global Climate Change Benchmark was launched in September ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... recovery is coming, it remains fragile. So? So it is no use fighting a Fed that is fighting to take its economy into a sustainable recovery. Equity markets are volatile even in the best of times. It even more during times like these, when the economy ...