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Mmm...bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... Geithner saying that, it is "very important to reinforce the progress we are seeing." This is what the band Earth, Wind & Fire had to say about September: "Do you remember the 21st night of September? Love was changing the minds of pretenders While chasing ...

Stop illegal early release of super: ASIC

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
ASIC has fired its warning shot on illegal early release on super - and is appealing to trustees to help plug increasing cases spurred by losses from the GFC. ASIC is concerned that the current market conditions are contributing to an increase in the ...

Not bullish enough, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... when some were not content with forecasting just a normal run-of-the-mill type of recession, but a "Great Recession." The fire of interest rate hike speculation would burn even more brightly should Wednesday's Australian National Accounts paint a rosier ...

Fudge this

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... normally see in an internal email, let alone a listed company's announcement to shareholders - a New Zealand company is under fire to explain why the words "fudge this" appeared in its corporate accounts. Market regulators could soon be cracking down ...

Cooper Review calls for governance submissions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Cooper Review has fired its starting gun when it called for submissions in response to its "Phase One" issues paper on governance. The Super System Review, headed by ASIC deputy chairman Jeremy Cooper, today called for submissions following the ...

Fed brawn, RBA brains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
Days like these, I should have stayed in bed a bit longer. For this is one of those days when overnight action on Wall Street offered no adrenaline hit to my system. Will have to settle for three coffee cups this morning. The S&P slipped 0.3 per cent ...

Bluedoor Technology on hiring spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... would hardly be a notable super fund out there that we're not in some sort of dialogue with. There are lot of irons in the fire and overall the response we've got since we acquired Bluedoor Technology has been almost overwhelming," he said. "The timing ...

Pillar tenders for RBF-TAS deal

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... operated since it was established in 1904. The schemes available to members include the RBF Contributory Scheme, the State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme, the Tasmanian Ambulance Service Superannuation Scheme, the RBF Investment Account and the ...

Berry Fin Services ready for next growth phase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
Berry Financial Services managing director and FPA chair, Julie Berry, said ComCorp's 40 per cent stake gives her company more firepower to grow its client base, particularly in the credit union sector. MMC Contrarian subsidiary, ComCorp Financial Advice ...

ASIC bans Firepower adviser

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
ASIC has banned another adviser Quentin Ward from providing financial services for eight years after an investigation into his involvement in Firepower investments. ASIC banned Ward after an investigation into his dealings in the sale of Firepower Holdings ...