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Telstra Super signs healthcare deal for members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The $10 billion Telstra Super has teamed up with health fund HCF to offer members discounted health insurance. According to a press statement, Telstra Super members and their immediate families can access HCF's full range of hospital and extras cover ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Collapsing political support for climate change action has led to a policy vacuum on emissions trading - prompting concerns among environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategists that the market is losing momentum. The new Liberal Party ...

Pengana hires QIC execs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
Former QIC executives Greg Clarke and Kevin Wan Lum joins boutique firm Pengana Capital. Greg Clarke joined the company to oversee its multi manager operations. Clarke is working to extend Pengana's strategies in the multi manager sector and will work ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
If you believe the mantra that any economic recovery would not be sustainable without employment growth, then there is now no doubt that Australia has one sustainable economic expansion going. The latest Labour Force, Australia released by the Australian ...

Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
"Eat my shorts!" (Bart Simpson). Those who continue to hold a dim view of the Australian economy are fast dwindling. More have fallen by the wayside yesterday after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released another "beautiful set of numbers." ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
The Liberal Party political implosion, if it leads to a double dissolution election, is not just about the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme but could also change the course of financial services reforms. A double dissolution election could lead to ...

State Street wins $2.2bn Canadian mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
State Street has been appointed by the Canadian-based $2.2 billion Saskatchewan Teachers Federation to provide investment services to the pension plan. The deal means State Street will provide custody, fund accounting and securities lending to Canadian ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Former Treasurer Peter Costello has been appointed to the $64 billion Future Fund's Board of Guardians. Costello is expected to take up his post on 18 December, after officially quitting politics last month. He served as Treasurer from 1996 to 2007 ...

Rev mortgage market continues to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Australia's reverse mortgage market has grown five per cent in the six months to June with total outstanding funding representing $2.6 billion but the number of new borrowers has declined, a study found. The Deloitte SEQUAL Reverse Mortgage Study found ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon, winding down to the end of the week with confidence across most sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.7 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 4592.5 while the broader All Ordinaries rose ...