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Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... inflation and consumer sentiment. But this also did not stop the sell-off in the local sharemarket and investors seeking safety in bonds. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Labour Price Index showed that total hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... cents to $6.74. In New York, stocks fell overnight in choppy trade amid growing investor doubts over the effectiveness a safety net set up for mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury and the Federal Reserve said Sunday that they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... 59.9 points, or 1.18 per cent, to 5,007.9. NEW YORK - US stocks fell in choppy trade amid growing investor doubts that a safety net set up for mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would head off further troubles in the financial markets. The ...

FTSE100 shines in ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... improvements have been seen in environmental policy development as well as human rights and supply chain management. "Health and safety management systems have improved - 80 per cent of companies now have clear systems in place, an increase from 69.5 ...

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... the Australian population via a self-assessment score that integrates people's views about their health, relationships, safety, standard of living, life achievements, connections with the community, perceived future security and their spirituality. "People ...

Zurich's timely insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... five-year premium guarantee. The new product aims to protect clients' mortgages, high education expenses and providing a safety net for business owners in the event of a premature death, covering terms of 5, 10 or 15 years. According to Zurich head of ...

Sherry overhauls award system

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... Nick Sherry is looking to modernise the country's award system, including superannuation, to boost Australians' financial safety nets. "The government believes workers should be protected in the workplace by a strong safety net which ensures their rights ...

Governance before crisis

... cross for fund members to bear should something go wrong and superannuation trustees fail to implement good governance safety nets. Rafferty said that trustees have the capacity to scope the issues that are now affecting industry in time before a financial ...

Super structure needs fixing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... planner fees and commissions come pre-packaged in a super product. Whiteley on the other hand has called for a superannuation safety net to enhance the criteria for default funds that employers could select from. He suggested no commissions to intermediaries ...

Bank downgraded in $8.2b scam

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... of fraud by a single trader, but warned that the crisis has tarnished the bank's reputation, and raises questions on the safety of its processing systems. "The extent to which the fraudulent positions taken were concealed raises questions about the effectiveness ...