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Remove insurance from super: Cassidy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... according to survey results - it remains at 48%. The respondents who said they did not feel well covered quoted cost as the major barrier.

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... years, during which time he was responsible for economic research for equity and fixed interest clients and commentating on major economies incorporating economic and policy factors. Previously, he worked as a Money Market Trader with the Commonwealth ...

It's still the hole, stups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012

Hastings grows European infra team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... said the appointments ensure specialised investment expertise across both infrastructure equity and debt in each of the major global capital markets to capitalise on current infra opportunities in the Northern Hemisphere. Locally, the firm has recently ...

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
A majority of directors on superannuation trustee boards must be independent, under draft superannuation governance policy released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) this morning. An independent director must also chair the trustee board, and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... possible bond buying. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 4,357. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, NAB chief executive Cameron Clyne is scheduled to give a speech ...

Embedding risk appetite remains tricky

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Despite a major improvement in financial services firms implementing risk management since the GFC, there remains significant unfinished business, according to a new Progress in Financial Services Risk Management report. While there's been significant ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... chips Boeing and Hewlett-Packard helped give US stocks their worst day so far this month, amid more signs of weak growth in major economies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday finished down 115.30 points (0.88 per cent) at 13,057.46. The broader ...

Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... was St. Louis Fed's James Bullard's response. Not to me being read on The Street, but to CNBC's question as to whether "a major" program of buying assets, or quantitative easing, is warranted. So there! QE's come and gone! Then again, Mr. Bullard's not ...

Separate wealth from income strategy: Merton

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... Challenger expects Australia to head down the individual member solution path once the enabling technology is available. A major impediment to date has been the peer focus from funds regarding who is at the top of the league tables, Cooper said, arguing ...