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Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... which would allow for funds to exchange across the region, according to joint research report by the Financial Services Council of Australia and PwC. The study asked respondents from 11 different economies from industry bodies, market participants and ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... some of Australia's leading company directors said. Speaking at the launch of research commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Kevin McCann, chairman of Origin Energy, and Helen Nugent, a non executive director of Macquarie ...

Sunsuper building gets green tick

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
The Green Building Council of Australia has awarded a 5 star rating for Coronation Drive Office Park Building 4 - a property jointly owned by AMP's Australian Core Property Portfolio and Sunsuper. The council awarded the '5 Star Green Star Office As ...

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... losing one of their key competitive advantages over retail funds. Tim Lyons, assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions said one of the top challenges facing the not-for-profit sector is driving down fee costs. "I think many of those ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... economic news on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino is scheduled to address the Property Council of Australia's Queensland Downtown luncheon in Brisbane. The Australian Office of Financial Management is set to issue $700 ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... nothing new for Australia. The superannuation system as we know it was borne out of an agreement between the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Hawke Government in 1986, whereby the ACTU sought a three per cent superannuation contribution from ...

More governance needed on remuneration

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... on remuneration policies after new research suggests CEO pay packages barely changed despite the GFC. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) in its CEO Pay in the Top 100 Companies: 2009 report studied the remuneration of five highest ...

INGIM hires two for Aussie equities

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... research, analysis, and listed property portfolio construction. Barrett previously held research positions at the Property Council of Australia, Savills and Deutsche Asset Management.

ATO appoints integrity adviser

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... president of the Bar Association of Tasmania, chairman of the Southern Legal Assistance Scheme and a member of the Council of the Law Society of Tasmania. He was also a member of the Council of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration for ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... was signed last week in Adelaide, the Prime Minister's home town, by all employer association heads on the General Council of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The employer associations are opposed to the SG increase because they ...