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First Super names CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... of candidates who were interested in the position." First Super has 72,000 members in the timber, pulp and paper and furniture and joinery industries. Watson starts his new role on 22 April and will be based at the fund's Melbourne headquarters.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... into the Nine Network, which recently escaped going into administration. FAN - FANTASTIC HOLDINGS LTD - flat at $2.85 Furniture retailer Fantastic Holdings says retail conditions are slowly improving. FPA - FISHER AND PAYKEL ALLIANCES HOLDINGS LTD - ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... billion Industry fund, First Super, which holds shares in the company. The fund for Australia's timber, pulp, paper, and furniture industries will also try and block the election of four directors including James and Lachlan Murdoch. Leading the calls ...

First Super appoints MetLife

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... insurance needs," he added. First Super is a boutique industry super fund for workers in the timber, pulp and paper and furniture and joinery industries. It has about 74,000 members and almost $2 billion in FUM. "After a review of our member's insurance ...

FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... boards were "gravy trains for union officials" with "no corporate governance" skills. FIRST, which represents the timber, furniture and paper industries, said they want Abbott to see first hand how industry boards work "collaboratively" and "exclusively ...

Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... The details of the report showed that the April gain was mainly due to higher spending on food and fuel. Purchases at furniture stores, sporting goods, hobby, books & music stores, electronic & appliances shops and at health & personal care stores all ...

Thanks for now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
'Twas another big night on Wall Street as the countdown to Thanksgiving Day begins. And the Fed would have it no other way. But first let's take a look at the hard data. Give thanks for Americans are again buying houses. US existing home sales jumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... news, Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris addresses the Trans-Tasman Business Circle. Fantastic Furniture Ltd posts its annual results. Companies holding annual general meetings include ASX Ltd, MOKO.mobi Ltd, Webjet Ltd, Phylogica ...

Timbercorp growers favour consortium

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... would be interested in buying Timbercorp's forestry assets. First Super, the $1.5 billion industry super fund for the furniture, pulp, paper and timber industries, is one of the major players within the consortium. "We have been overwhelmed by the positive ...

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... superannuation expert. Michael Vrisakis, partner at law firm Freehills, said First Super - an industry fund serving the furniture, pulp, paper and timber industries - would not be in breach of the sole purpose test should it go ahead with the purchase ...