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Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... budget speech that over the next six months the State government will consult with Treasury to examine "ways for Queenslanders to invest in Queensland." "This due diligence work may include enabling the defined benefit scheme to invest in growing Queensland ...

Giving through PAFs back to pre-crisis level

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... generous, donating an average of $575 per donor, followed by Western Australians $507 and Victorians $498, with Queenslanders the least generous donating $367 in the year to 30 June 2012. Welfare continued to be the best supported cause, receiving 28% ...

Younger Australians taking interest in superannuation

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... 50 and 18-29 year olds having an equal level of concern (64%). The survey of over 2,000 Australians also revealed Queenslanders were most concerned about super adequacy, missing investment opportunities and changes to superannuation rules. People from ...

AUST(Q) Super and AustralianSuper to merge in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... AustralianSuper's presence in Queensland into the future. "As a result of the merger, AustralianSuper will have over 280,000 Queenslanders in the fund," Sild said. "We will focus on strengthening our presence in the region so that we can continue to ...

Blue Sky names investment manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... other former Bain & Company executives at Blue Sky, which has focused on building a management team by attracting Queenslanders returning home from international and interstate careers.

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... General Reinsurance Life Australia. The FSC said it would act as the centralised contact point for flood-affected Queenslanders, in particular those who need to identify their insurer. In related news, on January 14, the Insurance Council of Australia ...

Fin services firms rally to aid Queensland

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... its microfinance program operating in flood affected areas. Fund managers are also pulling in their weight to help Queenslanders in need. Chris Corneil, Russell's chief executive of Australia and New Zealand said Russell's Charitable Giving Committee ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... decline of 2.8 points after the May announcement by the Rudd Government of the Resources Super Profits Tax while Queenslanders are simply the least confident of all Australians with a rating of 58.1 in August.

FX trader guilty of $360k fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... guilty to running an illegal managed investment scheme (MIS), which enabled him to dupe more than 200 south-east Queenslanders out of $360,000 in funds. Best, 39, pleaded guilty to one charge of dishonestly gaining a financial advantage for himself worth ...

HOSTPLUS sponsors Gold Coast AFL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
HOSTPLUS has stepped up its campaign targeting Queenslanders, signing a five -year foundation sponsorship deal with the new AFL Gold Coast Football Club. This is the second elite level football team sponsored by HOSTPLUS which is a major backer of the ...