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Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos said that the new Government "will take responsibility for fixing the messes we have inherited" in the financial services industry. Senator Sinodinos said that he is "working hard" to implement the Coalition's election ...

NZ Super CEO appointed deputy chair of IFSWF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
Chief executive of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, Adrian Orr, has been elected deputy chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF). As deputy, Orr will play second fiddle to chair Bader M. Al Sa'ad of the Kuwait Investment ...

Federal election boosts Australians' economic optimism

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
Australians' economic optimism has rebounded after the Federal Election, with the Allianz Future Optimism Index more than doubling from July to September. Allianz Future Optimism Index hit a 12-month high in February with an index score of 12, but political ...

AFA unveils Female Excellence in Advice Finalists

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL have unveiled the names of the finalists in the 2013 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award, which recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant contribution to their profession ...

ISN-FSC accord has its limits: Whiteley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
While the retail and industry super sectors are cooperating, there remains a philosophical "line in the sand" between the two sectors that cannot be reconciled, according to Industry Super Network chief executive David Whiteley. Since the announcement ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has commended former Treasury boss Ken Henry's bid to become a director of the ASX board as it looks to renewal after the resignation of two long-serving directors over a US share-trading scandal. In an address ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mainly lower following data showing US consumer confidence fell in September. The looming deadline for raising the US debt ceiling also weighed on sentiment. At 0757 AEST on Wednesday ...

Link calls on govt to remove Stronger Super red tape

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013

Yellow Brick Road reshuffles board of directors

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) solidifies its relationship with Nine Entertainment with the appointment of a Nine exec in its board of directors. David Coleman has resigned as non-executive director of YBR after being elected the first Liberal member representative ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has started lower as traders sit on the sidelines following recent gains and ahead of this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve. RBS Morgans senior private client adviser Bill Chatterton said traders appeared to have been ...