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FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Industry fund FIRST Super has extended an olive branch to Tony Abbott, inviting the Opposition leader to their next board meeting. The invite comes in the wake of Abbott's scathing criticism last week of the way industry super fund boards are run. According ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... metals and minerals stocks (down 0.18 per cent) and in the materials sector (down 0.14 per cent). RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said market players remained focused on recent news the Chinese government had lowered its growth forecasts for ...

Altius makes senior advisory appointments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
Altius Asset Management has appointed three key industry figures to its investment advisory committee. Don Stammer, Tony Fitzgerald and Wayne Jarman will join the three Altius portfolio managers on the committee, which aims to advise Altius on domestic ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Unions and super associations have responded to comments from Opposition leader Tony Abbott who blasted union involvement in industry super funds. According to The Australian, Tony Abbott reportedly called industry super funds gravy trains for union ...

Acquisitions and cost savings key for SFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... being faced with at the moment are some of the toughest I've seen in my 20 years plus career in financial services," said Tony Fenning, SFG's managing director. "Taking away the impact of markets, we are fortunate that we can achieve growth through cost ...

Big Sky members vote in favour of Australian Unity deal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... in gross assets. It is anticipated that the effective date, following the final regulatory approval, will be 1 March 2012. Tony Ryan, chief executive officer of Big Sky Credit Union will become chief executive officer of Big Sky Building Society. "We ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... Party... and alas, policy paralysis and uncertainty for this land girth by sea. And we all know that uncertainty is no good. Tony (Abbott) and the Liberal/National Coalition will be the only ones singing hallelujah at this turn of events. They must be ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... price index futures contract was up 17 points at 4,262 points on volume of 14,595 contracts. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said there were few leads for the local market to follow from America, with those markets closed for the Presidents' ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... was $US1,731.40 per ounce, down $US5.355 from Thursday's local close of $US1,736.755 per ounce. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said the subdued start to the day's trade may indicate an end to the volatility seen in the market in recent times. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... intraday trade on Thursday, the dollar reached 107.58 US cents, its highest level since October. Easy Forex Currency dealer Tony Darvall said investors were taking profits ahead of the release of US Non-Farm Payroll figures on Friday night (Australian ...