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Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... the merger between civilian and military super scheme management into one new authority. There will also be a 10-person board made up of three trade union and two defence representatives. The remaining five representatives will be chosen by the finance ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... that is. The official cash rate now stands at 4.0 per cent after the RBA's 25 basis point hike announcement yesterday. "The board judges that with growth likely to be close to trend and inflation close to target over the coming year, it is appropriate ...

CFS appoints former Russell head of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... herself in the industry as a champion of superannuation member literacy. Among other roles, she is on the independent advisory board of the Australian Government's Financial Literacy Foundation and a member of IFSA's marketing and distribution board ...

Prudential back in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
Financial services giant Prudential will be the new owner of AIA Group (AIA), the Australasian life insurance businesses of AIG Group, in a deal worth US$35.5 billion - a move that potentially brings the Prudential name back in Australia after 12 years ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Illustrating the opportunities for institutional investors that get it right, while international equities managers across the board averaged about a zero return for the last 12 months, emerging markets managers averaged 14 per cent while the top emerging ...

Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
The QSuper Board of Trustees has appointed Marvin & Palmer Associates principal Lorraine Berends to QSuper's investment committee. Berends joins specialist committee members - Michael Rice and Ian Macoun, working with QSuper trustees, Steve Ryan, Bob ...

Sentiment stirs bad mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... overnight. The trigger? US consumers changed their minds. They are less happy. Or they were more worried. The US Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 46.0 in February following a downwardly revised 56.5 - from 55.9 - in the previous month ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... off, and interest rates also fell as investors moved money out of stocks and into the safety of Treasuries. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 46 in February from 56.5 last month. That was well below the forecast of economists ...

VTP board backs capital return to shareholders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
The drama that unfolded five months ago, when financial planning firm Dixon Advisory helped oust the board of listed investment company van Eyk Three Pillars, culminated this week with the proposal to return capital back to shareholders. The board and ...

Anderson appointed MD of Mercer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... August 2009 from ING. She was a member of the founding executive team of CitiStreet and was president and a member of the board at the time of CitiStreet's acquisition by ING. McCarthy has held senior level positions at several other financial services ...