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Kinetic Super chief executive steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... departure was mutually agreed between herself and the board, the super fund said in a brief statement sent to the media late Friday afternoon. "Bolton decided it was time to pursue a different chapter in her career and the board decided it was time to ...

Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... Investing (PRI), stated the estimated divestment figure during a speech she gave to a Women In Super luncheon in Canberra on Friday. "But the issue is not about divestment as a goal in itself, it's about how do you get companies and consumers to use ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... in on how super will progress from its relatively successful childhood. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle on Friday, BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper said governments, policymakers, academics, researchers, the superannuation ...

Action plans for Indigenous super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Australia's super policies to be refined and cater for Indigenous Australians. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle on Friday, Cooper said, given the average life expectancy for the Indigenous community is much lower than the rest of Australia ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... expected to post full year results while Talga Resources has its annual general meeting in Perth. In Australia, the market on Friday overcame weakness in the mining sector to post its third straight day of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... lead from Wall Street where the Dow was dragged lower on a disappointing Procter & Gamble earnings report. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,623. In local economic news on Friday, Reserve ...

Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... 4,124. Eighteen real estate developers jumped by the daily 10% limit. For some investors, it was too close for comfort. On Friday, stocks ended lower with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index falling 1.29% to close at 4,071 points. Yesterday, a lot ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... lost 2.56 per cent to finish at 11,056.40 points. The euro rose to $US1.1111 ($A1.53) from $US1.0977 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Shanghai shares suffered their biggest one-day decline in more than eight years, leading a broad Asian decline ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... expected to release June quarter production results while Navitas' full year results are expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed lower for a third straight day, following a weak lead from Wall Street and pessimistic manufacturing data from ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... disappointing earnings from Caterpillar, American Express and others overshadowed some stronger reports. At 0815 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,514. No major local economic or equities news is ...