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Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... wasn't me. It was a greater mortal and his name is James: James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve and voting member of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC). In an interview with CNBC, he made it clear that, "Fed policy is very ...

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... reflects a shift in sentiment towards gun control amongst Americans. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund board responded by voting to liquidate its investments in gun manufacturers. Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa yesterday called for the city's ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... of Sustainable Australian Shares as one of the Fund's new single sector investment options. Continued activism in proxy voting on behalf of shareholders with a specific focus on monitoring and curbing excessive executive remuneration and establishing ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... by a number of industry and external marketing and communications experts. All entries were also made public online for voting by the superannuation community, giving ASFA members the opportunity to have their say on the best campaigns in the industry. ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... against the new package proposed by the New Democracy Party and up to five members of the Socialist Party are reportedly voting against the new plans. You can speculate all you want but like many, many times in the past, Athens would have no choice but ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... from his role and prevent sons James and Lachlan from remaining on the board. As many as two thirds of investors - with voting rights outside Murdoch's immediate circle - also voted to remove him from his seat. Protesting shareholders also voted to change ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... line with its expectations. NSW - NEWS CORPORATION - up 31 cents, or 1.28 per cent, at $24.58 NSWLV - NEWS CORPORATION NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK - up 36 cents, or 1.51 per cent, at $24.18 Having survived shareholder challenge to his family's influence ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... shareholders have too often been compromised," said First Super chief executive Graeme Russell. First Super will also be voting its shares against the company's executive compensation report. "We don't believe that any senior executive is worth four ...

netwealth launches global trading on platforms

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... comparatively insulated. The netwealth Investment Wrap recently won CoreData's Platform of the Year on the strength of advisers voting on perceived value as a consequence of moves to unbundle its offers and cut fees. Earlier this year, Heine said that ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... intended to fix -- that's of course if you ignore good ol' in your face Charlie. Yes folks, he was at it again last night. Non-voting FOMC member and Philly Fed president Charles Plosser told the Wall Street Journal about his doubts over the Fed's latest ...