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UK FSA fines false advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011

Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... failure to come up with a credible medium-term fiscal reform program would increase borrowing costs for all segments of US society, thereby undermining investment, employment and growth. It would also curtail foreigners' appetite to add to their already ...

OnePath upgrades OneCare

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... package. "These enhancements provide broader protection with no increases in premiums - clearly a beneficial outcome in a society that is grossly under insured," said Kerr.

SSgA names new Aus equities head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... investing with Commonwealth Investment Management and Colonial First State. Engel, a CFA, was also president of the CFA Society of Sydney from 2007 - 2009. State Street Global Advisors is the investment management business of State Street Corporation ...

Hunter Hall shares profits with charity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... at the event. New charities added to the list of eligible recipients this year included Australian Marine Conservation Society, Benevolent Society, Make a Wish Foundation, Nature Conservation Trust of NSW, Eye Foundation, Careflight and Birthing Kit ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... funds under management, to position themselves as "major players in the broader economy, and by extension, the broader society", he said. It is increasingly important to use that voice, not just in the boardrooms or to respond to policy issues, but to ...

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Recent reforms to India's pension system could foster a "shareholder society" that will underpin the country's equity markets for years to come, market watchers say. India, like most emerging market economies, has no universal retirement safety net. ...

ATO appoints integrity adviser

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... public prosecutions from 1999 until 2007. He is chancellor of the University of Tasmania and was president of International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law from 2003 until 2008. Bugg has been president of the Bar Association of Tasmania, chairman ...

AustralianSuper wades into politics

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... an industry leader has a lot of credibility. "The challenge for us all is to get as many people across the Australian society to call for it [increase in SG]," she said. The super fund commissioned research, conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries, which ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... in current school curriculum across multiple age levels within elements of the mathematics, literacy and SOSE (study of society and the environment) syllabus. However, it has been "lacking in national consistency and focus", noted the government in a ...