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Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The House of Representatives voted in favour of Opposition amendments designed to ensure at least a third of super fund trustees have to be independent before the government regrouped to rule out the amendment. According to a statement from Opposition ...

Family office 3rd generation more engaged with investments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Third generations within a family office tend to be more engaged with investments than their parents and grandparents, Cambooya chief executive Jenny Wheatley noted. After more than six months as chief executive of Cambooya, the family office of the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... $1.04 to $73.67. The four major banks also opened higher. Commonwealth Bank leapt 71 cents to $72.80, after it said its third quarter profits were up 12 per cent to $1.9 billion. Westpac added 28 cents to $32.03, ANZ jumped 20 cents to $30.09 and National ...

Wealth of opportunities for Aussie asset managers overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... nuances of each market and employ local people on the ground to help with relationship building. He also warned against using third party markets. "When the reputation of your business is on the line, you can't do it half-heartedly. Commit or get out," ...

TOWER Life business sold to Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... growing our specialist general insurance business." Fidelity Life chairman, Ian Braddock said the deal makes the company the third largest life insurer in terms of in-force market share, and would create more opportunities for policy holders, staff and ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... world his thoughts - showed initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 4,000 to 323,000 in the week ended 4 May - the third straight week of decline, the lowest level in nearly five and a bit years and a fresh low since the US recovery from recession ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... 6,592.74 points, a level last seen in late 2007, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.16 per cent to 8,262.55 points, for its third consecutive record close. Paris' CAC 40 slid 0.70 per cent in value to 3,928.58 points on profit taking and technical reasons ...

GSAM builds third party distribution team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has expanded its third party distribution team with the appointment of former Waratah's rugby player Ben Daly as key account manager for New South Wales and Queensland. This follows the appointment of Jessica Jones ...

A long two-month wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... short version: extension of unlimited lending to banks until mid-2014. These were both largely expected. What weren't were: "Third, the Governing Council decided to start consultations with other European institutions on initiatives to promote a functioning ...