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US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... executives, including Howard I. Smith, Christian M. Milton and Michael J. Castelli. The settlement also involved related corporate entities including C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. and Starr International Co., Inc. According to the press release, AIG engaged ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... the local bourse had been "hit from all sides" after the drop in US markets. "If you get bad economic news with bad corporate news, you're asking for trouble," he said. Mr Taylor said investors had recently been focusing on sovereign debt concerns in ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... employer association declaration argues that the mining tax deal that allows for only a one percentage point drop in the corporate tax rate will not sufficiently offset the increased wage costs because many of impacted businesses will not benefit from ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Did anyone hear that loud thud on Wall Street over the weekend? So what do we do now? Are we back on track for very slow growth - at worst, a double-dip -- and all the sinister consequences it'll have on our combined and individual fortunes? The Street ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... - European stock markets closed sharply lower on Friday after investors found unwelcome holes in otherwise strong US corporate results, adding to fears the recovery from recession is stalling. News of a sharp fall in US consumer confidence then added ...

Russell gains corp super client

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
Russell Investments has been appointed by packaging group Amcor to manage its $850 million corporate superannuation fund. Russell's consulting practice provides advice and research on governance, planning, structuring, managing and implementing of investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... economy. While the Fed's statement contained no real surprises, investors remain particularly cautious because so much of corporate earnings reports are still ahead. The Dow rose 3.70, or 0.04 per cent, to 10,366.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell ...

More insurance for IBM Super members

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
The corporate fund of IBM Australia is boosting its insurance for members, including opening up death and TPD cover for spouse and retained members. According to an update on the IBM Super website, the super fund now allows retained and spouse members ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... recorded last year. Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini was no doubt beaming when he announced that, "Strong demand from corporate customers for our most advanced microprocessors helped Intel achieve the best quarter in the company's 42-year history" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... The Australian share market is set for a strong opening after Wall Street and European markets surged on encouraging corporate earnings reports in the US. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 69 points ...