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Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Future Fund has defended its investments in subsidiaries based in known tax-havens during a senate inquiry yesterday. The fund's 2011 annual report shows that it has 14.4% of its assets in the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the ...

Nick Sherry to chair FNZ Australia

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... financial services sector with a vast range of experience with all aspects of the Australian system, including Chair of the Senate Committee on Superannuation," said the chief executive of UK-based FNZ, Adrian Durham. "His appointment, as well as Martin's ...

Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... strategic change as a consequence of recent regulatory reform. Sherry's parliamentary career included roles as Chair of the Senate Committee on Superannuation, and initiation of the Cooper Review on the operation, cost and efficiency of Australia's super ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... act if the situation gets worse. Trade was volatile as investors appeared to shrug off Bernanke's downbeat testimony to Senate lawmakers and focus on prospects that the central bank will have to step in with additional economic stimulus. The Dow Jones ...

Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... see here. Wall Street went home happy last night despite Uncle Ben's much-anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs being a non-event - a maintenance of the status quo if you will, and a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... act if the situation gets worse. Trade was volatile as investors appeared to shrug off Bernanke's downbeat testimony to Senate lawmakers and focus on prospects that the central bank will have to step in with additional economic stimulus. The Dow Jones ...

Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... labelling it a practical policy measure that will address long-term investment risk for fund members. In a submission to the Senate Select Committee on New Taxes last year, ACSI said climate change posed severe future social and economic disruptions ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry bodies have broadly welcomed yesterday's passage of the FOFA legislation through the Senate, with the focus on codes of conduct effectively setting up the industry for self-regulation amid the push towards professionalism and better consumer ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
With FOFA legislation due for debate in the Senate next month, the Opposition's spokesperson on Financial Services has provided details on what FOFA would look like under a coalition government. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers Budget ...

PJC blasts Trio follow-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... improve processes in order to protect Australians from fraud. "We will use all available forums, including forthcoming Senate Estimates hearings, to make sure these regulators will undertake the necessary improvements to able them to act more rapidly ...