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BHP anticipates global carbon price

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Marius Kloppers, chief executive officer of BHP Billiton, discussed at a key industry event yesterday the impending impact of a global carbon price being set and what effect this will have on companies such as BHP Billiton. "Economies like ours, with ...

Aussies fear super balances

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
More Australians don't know how much they have in their super today than a year ago, research shows. The second annual Suncorp Life Attitudes to Superannuation in Australia Survey assessed consumers' concerns about having enough money to retire on and ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
"Same thing happened to me with wife number two, 'member? I have no idea nothing's going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch ...

Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Shipping-related investments is a niche asset class that is now open to a broader set of investors following the GFC, new research shows. According to the latest Mercer report, the shipping industry is responsible for moving 90 per cent of the world's ...

The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according ...

NGS Super and Cuesuper to merge

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
NGS Super and Cuesuper plan to merge, creating a $3.5 billion fund with 90,000 members by April next year. Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive of NGS Super, said one of the most important considerations is that both funds have similar membership profiles ...

Wilson HTM outsources clearing

NEW RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Penson Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd (PFSA) announced the signing of a five-year agreement to provide equities clearing services for Brisbane based broker Wilson HTM Investment Group. Deane Sweeney, Wilson HTM chief operating officer, said outsourcing ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
"Oh, What a beautiful mornin', Oh, What a beautiful day. I got a beautiful feelin' Ev'erything's goin' my way." - Rogers/Hammerstein Sweeeet! Chances are you'll probably hear this word exclaimed or printed in referencing Wall Street's performance last ...

Fearing September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Summer has ended - in the Northern Hemisphere that is. But the uncertainty that has befallen Wall Street through the sunny season has not gone away - nor does it look like going anywhere anytime soon. Wall Street may have produced a positive performance ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...