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ASX updates corporate governance guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council today released its first update to the ASX's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations since 2003. To be launched officially this afternoon by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer ...

Sub-prime dominoes falling

... has raised $50 million through its Federation collateralised debt obligation (CDO), which offered diversification from corporate and bank credit. Offering a fixed-term return of 7.6 per cent per year, around half was sold to local councils. As the sub-prime ...

Standardise sustainability reporting: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... business and our economy. These benefits arise because companies with sustainability risk reporting benefit from lower corporate borrowing costs due to reduced risk, and higher labour productivity and sales from the boost to their reputation with employees ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... financial planners. The proposed changes relate to Regulatory Guide 146 (RG 146), and take into account submissions to the Corporate and Financial Services Regulation Review, ASIC's own regulatory experience and preliminary industry consultation. Specifically ...

New partnerships and sponsorships announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The financial service industry continues to ramp up its presence in the corporate sponsorship market with Wilson HTM, MFS and Community First Credit Union all recently announcing major community partnerships, donations and sports sponsorships. Wilson ...

Private equity, hedge funds at risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... according to predictions made by GMO chairman, Jeremy Grantham. In his quarterly letter, Grantham said the spectre of raised corporate taxes, a change in legislation to allow full taxation of private equity and hedge funds (rather than the current 15 ...

IMF blames the world

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... respectively. At one stage, the Dow was down 3.3 per cent. Takeover activity looks likely to take a hit now that riskier corporate spreads have blown out and a trend seems to be emerging where investors, reconsidering the impact of higher funding costs ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... S&P losing about $300 billion in value, blamed on weak housing market figures and the worsening situation surrounding corporate buyout financing. It was the worst day for the S&P since February 27. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 311.50 points ...

Super boomtimes as confidence goes stratospheric

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... Australia's retirement income outlook is really starting to fall into place. Greg Healy, AMP Financial Services director of corporate superannuation said the results are good news. "And initiatives like the Federal Government's Simpler Super reforms ...

MLC appoints corporate super head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
MLC today announced the appointment of Manda Vulic as head of product - corporate superannuation. Vulic is responsible for developing and managing MLC's corporate superannuation, including MLC MasterKey Business Super. She has been with the company ...