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Raising SG could impact regional companies

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... government needs to ensure that these proposed changes do not have a negative effect on them or their employees." The fund is urging the government to "open the lines of communication" with small businesses, particularly those in rural and regional Australia ...

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... the early tremors of America's version of a soon-to-explode Eyjafjallajokull. British, German and French politicians are urging their respective governments to halt business dealings with the investment bank. According to Bloomberg, the UK's Financial ...

Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... is calling on interested individuals to have their say on the issues, according to a press statement. The Coalition is urging individuals to make a submission to the senate on these bills. Among the reforms suggested by the Rudd Government are the merger ...

Sign Say on Pay: CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has signed a letter from institutional investors urging financial companies to support the shareowner advisory vote on executive compensation. CalPERS was among approximately 30 investors that signed ...

Global instos push for climate change action

PRESS STATEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... AMP, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Cbus and 178 others representing $14 trillion have signed a statement urging world leaders to agree on climate change. The statement, issued last month, outlines the views of institutional investors ...

Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... the President considers necessary to prevent or remedy the market disruption." With his all-encompassing wisdom and the urging of the US steelworkers union to "protect American workers and jobs," Obama has determined that this product is 'Made in China' ...

Super changes hit retirees

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... people) - that is one in six working Australians. Between these funds there are over $300 billion plus in assets. Murden is urging the government that instead of tampering with the superannuation system, it should be encouraging many more Australians ...

Super your stimulus package

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... funds as they encourage members to pour more into super. The $3 billion Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is urging its members to consider swapping the $900 windfall for a much larger handout later on in life. "If you are still working, have ...

ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... retirement savings early and warned trustees against fraudulent early access schemes. "We recently issued a taxpayer alert urging people to beware of arrangements offering early access to super benefits via self managed funds. We had detected an increase ...

UK govt to introduce personal accounts scheme

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
London-based Datamonitor is urging pension providers to talk to existing clients about the impact of the impending Personal Accounts legislation. The Personal Accounts scheme, which the UK government is implementing to encourage more public saving ...