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Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... Act 2012, companies employing more than 100 people will have to report against a set of standardised gender equality indicators, including the gender composition of their workforce. The Act does not stipulate specific "gender diversity targets" - but ...

SMSF 'Boost Camp' 2013 gets underway July 23

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... partner David Hughes; and 'The how, what and when of investments.... And then there is the who', delivered by Lincoln Indicators chief executive Elio D'Amato and SPAA technical development and policy manager Jordan George. Those who would like to attend ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... outlook for the economy holds. Big Ben also told us to watch the data, did he not? Last night's disappointing US leading indicators and jobless claims data indicate that taper might not come soon. The rout, turmoil, carnage - call it what you like - ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... expectations for a 1.0% gain and recouping only half the previous month's 0.8% fall. Off goes the taper. First-tier US indicators set for release through the course of this week suggest markets would continue to ride the taper on, taper off seesaw. But ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... or 1.16 per cent, at 4,876. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases business indicators for the March quarter and retail trade for April. The TD Securities and Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for May is to be ...

MySuper draft regs released for consultation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... known as a 'product dashboard' and is intended to provide a one-page, consumer-friendly summary of key performance indicators. These indicators will include an annual dollar disclosure of fees, the target investment return and a clear statement of investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... 14,818.75. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 27.76 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 3,307.02. The gains came amid mixed indicators on the US economy. Pending home sales rose in March by 1.5 per cent and consumer spending rose by 0.2 per cent in ...

A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... disappointed revenue expectations. Thursday: S&P 500 down 0.7%. Excuses easy to find this time - index of US leading indicators dipped by 0.1% and Philly Fed index fell. Need I say more? Oh yes, the headlines also impressed on us all that United Health ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... exceeded sales forecasts...". No it's selling time folks. The eco stats say so. Never mind that the index of US leading indicators had been posting monthly gains over the past six months (except for an unchanged reading in November 2012) - before last ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... stocks fell for a second day in a row on Thursday amid mixed earnings reports and gloomy sentiment over recent economic indicators. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 81.45 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 14,537.14. The broad-based ...