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MMC pays $428 million in compensation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... violations of securities laws, Marsh harmed the investments and retirement benefits of workers in Ohio and across the country. This massive fraud was built on unethical and illegal practices and violated the best interests of clients and shareholders ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... principal at Right Lane Consulting, drew on a mixed-method research they did based on the response from 25 per cent of the country's industry and public sector funds. Like Johnstone, he agreed that "what gets measured, gets done" and said trustees must ...

T. Rowe Price expands India footprint

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... gain unprecedented access to India's burgeoning investments industry after it bought a stake in UTI Asset Management, the country's fourth largest fund manager. Last week T. Rowe Price announced it has entered into definitive agreements to buy a 26 per ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... when last Friday (their time) the US Commerce Department dropped a bomb on Wall Street with a report showing that the country's unemployment rate jumped to double-digits - 10.2 per cent? To use an Australian expression, 'she'll be right mate' was the ...

December 25bps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... - more than expectations for an 8.2 per cent rise. Odds of a rate hike > 50 per cent. And it went up further after the country's statistician reported yesterday that exports jumped by 5 per cent in September from the previous month, driven by strong shipments ...

SelectingSuper unveils 2009 top super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
SelectingSuper has recognised the industry's finest, with more than 20 of the country's 400-plus super funds making it to this year's awards shortlist. This morning's SelectingSuper Awards recognised REST Super as the Fund of the Year, and paid tribute ...

SMSFs tip more into international equities

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... the first time in 18 months, a change in sentiment that bodes well for global equities managers hoping to tap into the country's fastest growing super segment. According to the Multiport SMSF Investment Trends Survey for October, self-managed super funds' ...

Under 30s shine in Future Leaders Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... categories including technology, investment products, life insurance and financial planning. The papers are then judged by the country's leading practitioners in each category and the four finalists selected from more than 20 final entries. In its fourth ...

Super should not be compulsory: Cox

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... these other types of 'time out' rather than putting all our money into retirement," she argued. Cox acknowledged that the country is heading towards an "uncomfortable future" following the GFC - particularly in the area of pension and retirement savings. ...

ANZ says no to ING IM acquisition, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... separate entities with different geographical reporting lines. ING Direct Australia is the fifth largest retail bank in the country and has more than 1.35 million customers, making it especially attractive for wealth groups looking to boost their retail ...