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Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... September - following an increase to 14 in the previous month. This is consistent with indications from the Reuters/University of Michigan index of home-buying conditions - released last week - which jumped to 161 in May from 146 in April. Bloomberg ...

Confusion in the inflection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... bps, it is moving in the right direction. These writings show that US consumer confidence is returning. The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index increased to 67.9 in May from 65.1 in April. This is higher than expectations ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... reaction has been swift, with several experts and groups blasting the decision as unfair. Mike Rafferty from the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre, speaking on ABC Radio's World Today this week said the decision puts a wedge between wealthy ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... retirement benefits, new research show. Data compiled by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and University of Sydney showed that industry, corporate and public service plans consistently outperformed for-profit retail funds by up to ...

SMSF in-house asset rules and disclosure flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... investment strategy. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Adelaide, University of NSW law academic Gordon Cooper welcomed news that the ATO would work closely with SMSF trustees on in-house asset concerns ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... S&P/ASX 100 over the same period, according to new research. Using Praemium data which contained around 4,500 funds, University of Adelaide professor, Ralf Zurbrugg, found SMSFs posted a gross loss of 11.6 per cent and a net loss of 13.7 per cent between ...

SPAA awards industry's best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... a Perth accounting firm and seeks to continue her academic career by undertaking a Certificate in SMSF from the University of Adelaide. Meanwhile, the Super Guardian Scholarship was given to Julia Xiao. The award means Xiao will work at SuperGuardian ...

Cuscal hires customers GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... departments of Premier and Cabinet and in human services portfolios. He has an honours degree in law from Queensland University of Technology and an MBA from the University of Melbourne. Lovney's focus in leading Cuscal's Customers' division is to understand ...

State Super appoints chief executive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia (now FINSIA) and a Master of Economics at the University of Sydney. The Trustee Board undertook an executive search. Durack will join State Super on 9 February.

Kaplan appoints CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... latter as ANZ's Thailand country head. Shilbury joined ANZ in 1986 and holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Western Australia. Shilbury starts his position on 2 February 2009.