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Mercer wins NGS Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The $2.6 billion industry super fund NGS Super has appointed Mercer as its administrator and financial advice provider to its members. Mercer announced yesterday its appointment to oversee the non-Government schools industry fund's member services ...

Budget me a recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... 1934. Similarly, the stock market plummeted nearly 60 per cent from 1937 to 1942 after doubling its value from 1935 to 1937. Yes, the causes were similar - excessive leverage and borrowing. But the economic environment and the policy responses are different ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was marginally in negative territory at noon, with profit-takers targeting resources stocks and investors digesting Macquarie Group's 52 per cent annual profit fall. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 9.6 points ...

May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... therefore would need additional capital infusions. Rumour is that four other institutions (of the 19 tested) scored an F. And yes, the swines are still running loose. But there are also compelling reasons why May 2009 could prove rewarding for investors ...

Sick of swines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... about swine flu that of the reported 152 deaths in Mexico - the source country - '... 20 have been confirmed as swine flu.' Yes, only 20. The report added that '...so far no one has died outside Mexico' in the countries with suspected cases. I repeat ...

James Hardie a case study on governance

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Yesterday's civil proceedings against seven former non-executive directors and three former executives of James Hardie is a "landmark decision" in Australian corporate governance, said ASIC. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Bankwest planners join CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Bankwest's financial advisers will officially become part of Colonial First State by the first week of July, but will continue trading under the Bankwest brand. Bankwest announced yesterday that its 57 Personal Financial Advisers will align with Commonwealth ...

Platforms should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
Master trusts and wraps should be consolidated into a single government run platform to drive greater efficiencies and lowers costs. Wade Tubman, a director, and Annie Liao, a senior manager in the actuarial practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, told ...

Out with the new old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
Headline: IMF warns worst to come, toxic debt to reach US$4,100,000,000,000. Yeah...yeah. Sure...sure. I am so scared. Wall Street ignored the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR). This is because while delivered ...

NCSF and Catholic Super to merge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... 'Is this in the best interests of our members?' At this stage, we are overwhelmingly convinced the answer is an unqualified 'yes' and we will continue to assess the opportunities which a merger offers as we proceed through the process," said Peter Rush ...