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ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... said John Brogden, head of the FSC. Brogden also maintained the phased-in nature of the increase, combined with cuts in corporate tax, meant the higher SG would not be a burden on employers, nor would it reduce the take-home pay of workers, ASFA added. ...

FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... leader blasted union involvement in industry super, claiming the boards were "gravy trains for union officials" with "no corporate governance" skills. FIRST, which represents the timber, furniture and paper industries, said they want Abbott to see first ...

ASIC calls for detailed disclosure on holdings of super funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... or exit a product, Medcraft argued and publicly available information on portfolio holdings in industry, retail and corporate funds is often insufficient to provide an investor with sufficient detail to make a properly informed decision. While Medcraft ...

Australia's Apple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Apple today convinced investors to stay. This was the general thrust on the why's and wherefore's of Wall Street's good performance overnight. Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't launch yet another iTech innovation, but his announcement made investors happy all ...

Five Oceans wins global equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... derivatives and hedging strategies to manage risk, and the fact Five Oceans' research considers environmental, social and corporate governance. Head of Five Oceans, Ross Youngman said the firm was looking forward to broadening the distribution of its ...

Investorfirst CFO resigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... Suisse, CBA, BT and Macquarie Bank. Before joining Investorfirst he was European financial controller, infrastructure and corporate finance at Babcock & Brown. Investorfirst provides platform, investment, advisory and stockbroking services to institutional ...

Senate committee gives FOFA green light

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... the preclusion of the timeshare product from the ban on conflicted remuneration, a call for Treasury to consult with corporate superannuation firms on alternate models of FOFA-aligned remuneration and ASIC's close supervision of the use of asset-based ...

ETFs have proved their worth in crisis: iShares

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... the underlying assets freeze?" Seccombe asked. Using the iShares LQD fixed income ETF which tracks investment grade corporate credit in the US, Seccombe demonstrated the ETF trading increasing through the week of September 15-19 despite freezing of underlying ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... to The Australian, Tony Abbott reportedly called industry super funds gravy trains for union officials that have no corporate governance experience. Michael O'Connor, national secretary for the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said ...

Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... Brian Watson. "These appointments will bring a unique combination of experience and strategic insight across business, corporate governance and investment markets, and will position the Board well for the opportunities and challenges ahead," said Treasury. ...