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UBS launches farmland investment service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... equipped to provide Australian farmers with an equity solution that recognises the issues facing rural and regional Australia. This includes enabling farmers to achieve further farmland productivity growth and greater economies of scale," Cooke said. ...

AustSafe Super to merge with retirement fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... deliver the best value to members. "It will consolidate our position as the industry super fund for rural and regional Australia." Alf Cristaudo, chairman of the board at CRF said that currently the super industry is undergoing some major changes which ...

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
BT Financial chief Brad Cooper's strategic focus on cross-selling wealth products to Westpac customers will be helped by a multi-pronged technology-based approach. Mark Spiers, BT's general manager of advice said technology will be a key battleground ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... and Metals Association makes a submission to federal inquiry into 'fly-in, fly-out' workforce practices in regional Australia, in Melbourne. Rio Tinto is also due to appear before the inquiry. Meanwhile, Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather is ...

Carbon tax ready companies to produce profits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... businesses to transition towards a low carbon economy," said Geraldine Magarey, manager of sustainability and regional Australia, the Institute. Margarey did warn, however, that any regulatory burden or compliance costs must be kept low.

Russell moves into industry fund admin

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... Australia's largest superannuation funds. Prime Super, an industry fund whose 150,000 members are from rural and regional Australia, has moved to Russell to help it provide new services and benefits to its members. The new initiatives include intra-fund ...

Climate change choice - market or regulation?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... industry is that as their relative importance declines the relative importance of gas will rise, he said. For regional Australia, Dr Garnaut said that emissions trading could add a new industry worth as much each year as the entire annual wool clip. ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... the chief at AUSCOAL, the fund has won several accolades including 'the most successful private business in regional Australia', 'top 50 companies to work for' in Australia and a 2009 Excellence in Member Communication ASFA Award for the fund's insurance ...

Women in Super help raise $2.1m for breast cancer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Australians across the country helped raise $2.1 million for research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer in this year's Women in Super Mother's Day Classic. A record number of 100,000 people took part in the 2010 national fun run/walk and ...

Raising SG could impact regional companies

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... reforms to super is a win for working Australians - but the impacts of increased SG levels on small businesses in regional Australia is a major concern, argues Prime Super. The government's reforms to superannuation is a step in the right direction ...