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Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... civilian and military schemes. The shadow minister for veterans' affairs, Louise Markus, and the shadow minister for defence science, Bob Baldwin is calling on interested individuals to have their say on the issues, according to a press statement. The ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... lose money or risk going bankrupt if they don't account for extreme weather disruptions. Dr. Karl Mallon, director of Science and Systems at Climate Risk, said that, to date, Zurich is the only insurer that has approached them. He said his firm was initially ...

BTIM adds to multi strategies team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... and strategies in both cash and derivative space. Gor holds a First Class BSc (Hons) Degree in Economics and Computer Science. Gor's primary responsibilities are managing the Global Fixed Income Strategies and co-managing the firm's Balanced Funds. Eliot ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... dollars causing its supply to rise and value to fall. This liquidity is finding its way into stocks. Not exactly rocket science but this is how it is. For the moment at least. But there is a risk that investors are setting themselves up for a double ...

More benefits for Military Super

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... recent changes to the compulsory retirement age for ADF members. Greg Combet, minister for defence personnel, materiel and science, announced last week that the Rudd Government will improve death and invalidity benefits for members of scheme. Backdated ...

Perennial recruits investment specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... held senior roles at AMP Capital, ING, Rothschild / BT, Merrill Lynch, Asgard and Perpetual. Davies holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics Major), Master of Business (Banking and Finance) and is a certified investment management analyst. Felicia Entwistle ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Friday, with Wall Street again gaining ground amid banking sector corporate results and positive economic data. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Trustees gain climate change guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... information on the steps to take," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive at AIST. The guide includes an introduction about the science behind climate change, a chapter on the Australia's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and another chapter on ...

I feel your pain, literally

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... finance expert. Dr. Frank Ashe, a finance academic at Macquarie University, has made it his life calling to understand the science of emotions and how they influence the financial decisions that people make. He found out that certain pleasure centres ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness ...