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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... textiles, clothing and footwear in exchange for access to the Chinese market in the professions of engineering, architecture and law as well as the agricultural sector. US oil exploration company Chevron has just announced that, as a result of two years ...

RetireInvest to focus on aged care

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... adviser can help the family navigate the financial maze." RetireInvest has also established an alliance with the Commercial Law Association (CLA) and will be sponsoring an aged care November workshop, initially in Sydney but to be rolled out to Melbourne ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

AMP FP patches up the cracks

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... interpretation stems back to the fact we operate in a principles based legislative environment, not a prescriptive or black letter law. FSR is principles based," AMP FP managing director, Michael Guggenheimer, explained. The breach came about through ...

Supercorp adapts software to fee transparency rules

... upgraded its flagship software SuperVisor to enable clients to produce detailed fee information on member reports, as required by law effective July of this year. "SuperVisor version 2.10 delivers functionality to help administrators meet important legislative ...

Challenger board adds two

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
The Packer seeded funds management venture Challenger Financial Services has appointed two independent non-executive directors to its board. Recruitment and human resources entrepreneur Sarina Russo, managing director of the Sarina Russo Group, will ...

Symantec turns compliance into revenue

... Chanchani. Sykes concluded that the challenge for companies is to adopt a compliance system that not only ensures they follow the law to the letter but also offers them a competitive edge over their rivals. Michelle Baltazar

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...

AustralianSuper moniker confusion

... logos confused consumers and was seen to be done intentionally it could be dealt with by one of the parties under the Torts law of "passing off." "The party with original name usually takes action against the imposter, to prevent less credible conduct ...

AIST makes legal appointment

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has appointed a new legal and compliance manager to help boost membership services and benefits and offer internal compliance training and audits. Peta-Gai McLaughlin, a barrister and solicitor ...