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Newpin SBB benefits from international legal expertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... the first of its kind in Australia, and will fund the UnitingCare Burnside Newpin Program which works with Australian children living in foster care to return them safely to their families. Allen & Overy's association with Social Ventures Australia comes ...

Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... executive of Berkshire, also gave 1.75 million shares to his own foundation and 1.2 million share to each of his three children's' foundations. According to an announcement on the Securities and Exchange Commission, Buffett converted 14,000 class A shares ...

Aon Hewitt partners with EQT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... planning and wills specialists. "Australia's ageing population and the transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their children and grandchildren means that estate planning is an area of key importance to Aon Hewitt advisers," Aon Hewitt Financial Advice ...

Big banks move into SBB space

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... establishment of The Family Preservation Service. The service will focus on reducing the number of family breakdowns and children placed in the foster care system in New South Wales. The bond is expected to appeal to investors looking for socially responsible ...

SEC charges US adviser with pension fund theft

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... theft. "Mayfield stole pension money from Detroit's retired police officers, firefighters, and surviving spouses and children to buy strip malls," said Andrew Ceresney, co-director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. "To make matters worse, other senior ...

SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Ventures Australia (NVA) earlier this year. The SBBs will fund UnitingCare Burnside's program reuniting parents with children in foster care. SBBs offer a new option in the field of ethical investment. But the term 'ethical' has its dangers, Rodwell-Ball ...

More flip flopping ahead for Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... "Star light, star bright, The first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight." Many children around the world are undoubtedly learning this nursery rhyme at this very point in time. Either this or they're singing ...

NDIS does not replace life insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... permanent or where early intervention can mitigate the impact on the individual's ability to function (primarily aimed at children)." The DisabilityCare scheme will, however, not cover people for loss of income, wrote AIA. "Life insurance is primarily ...

AMP announces national awards recipients

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... can keep her home, has an ongoing income and back up reserves for future medical costs and will be able to leave her children an estate," Stone said.

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... realise that there is an opportunity to connect not just with their clients but also with the clients' parents and their children," said Rimmer. Meanwhile, retirement products specialist Challenger is among those leading the charge with a new product ...