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Canadian pension fund returns topping 14 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007

... pension funds is continuing to be driven by both domestic and international equities. "Since hitting their low-point in March of 2003, [Canadian] pensions have benefited from impressive equity numbers and consequently, have performed extremely well," ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006

... market speculators to suggests that even though the US saw 17 consecutive rate rises until this last couple of months, by March of next year the Federal Reserve may be under pressure to drop rates a notch to improve confidence in the economy. The Australian ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006

... up to $1.65 million in the case of fatalities. Data complied by the Office of the Employment Advocate shows that since March of this year about three times as many workers have undertaken collective agreements as have signed individual workplace agreements ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006

... Pascal Lamy, has moved the deadline for several key countries to accede to opening up their agricultural markets more to March of next year following frictions at the Cairns round of 18 of those countries. While the US has offered to cut farm subsidies ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006

... monthly survey of business confidence by NAB fell four points in August to a score of six having apparently peaked in March of this year at 14. The three components of the index were down with the sales index falling one point, the profitability index ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006

... labour economies like China even though the intellectual design is still being sourced in Australia. China announced in March of this year that it would be spending about 20 per cent more on R&D to bring its total expenditure to 2.5 per cent of GDP.

VIC and TAS region hungry for financial planners

... next few years. The recruitment firm reported that there were more than 250 jobs advertised on average every month since March of this year. "Most positions were advertised in the $70,000 to $90,000 range. These invariably looked for degrees, three to ...

Wood joins Tower board

... Mercy Hospice and the Mercy Health Auckland. Wood takes over from Maurice Loomes who resigned from the Tower Boards in March of this year. Tower chair Olaf O'Duill says, "Denis Wood brings outstanding commercial talent, depth and experience to Tower ...

Choice awareness grows as willingness to move drops

... more between February and May of this year and a survey of a further 500 Australian aged 30 or above conducted in late March of this year. AMP Financial Service managing director Craig Dunn says the likelihood of people moving their super dropped with ...

IFM bid for PacHydro 'fair'

An independent expert's report of Pacific Hydro commissioned by the company's independent directors has found the Industry Funds Management (IFM) bid of $5 per share for the group is 'fair and reasonable'. The report was conducted by Ernst & Young Transaction ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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