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SCT chief Furlan talks tough on benefits

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... reason I say that is because by then, people have no life insurance component left, they are less likely to have mortgages, school fees... and if they're super is part of their estate planning they're more likely to have a will. "Maybe there's a case ...

School staff take up super advice: NGS Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
Teachers are practicing what they preach, taking up the free financial advice services offered by NGS Super at an unprecedented rate in the last six months - proof that not everyone's indifferent about their retirement savings. In May last year, NGS ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

H3 Global Advisors sponsors Griffith students

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... it allows research to concentrate on this important area," said Michael Powell, pro-vice chancellor at Griffith Business School. "Funds management is one of the biggest industries in Australia and has a large impact on people's savings, so there are ...

CFSGAM studies infrastructure ESG risk

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management's (CFSGAM) direct infrastructure team has gone back to school to integrate responsible investment principles (PRI) into their process. The fund manager hired Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to develop ...

Lessons from US pension funds in crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... sponsored by the 50 states in the US. Authors Robert Novy-Marx from the University of Chicago and Joshua Rauh from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University found from the data that the present value of the already-promised pension liabilities ...

City Super appoints Gibson as CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... travelled and worked in Cambodia where she pursued her interest in micro-finance and provided management guidance to a school for disabled youth. Ron Curtis, chair of City Super said, "Considering the challenges for super funds going forward, Karen's ...

RSPT is govt trying to pick winners: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... prepared to change the rules at the height of a boom, said a leading tax academic. Professor Neil Warren from the Australian School of Taxation at the University of New South Wales was reported in the UNSW Australian School of Business' Knowledge podcast ...

Veitch wins top AXA adviser award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... Veitch has been involved in many aspects of the local Balaklava community having held positions such as treasurer on the school board, member of the education committee, president, vice president, senior coach, and life member of the Balaklava Netball ...

PGI appoints CEO for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... America and the Middle East. Muller earned her bachelor's degree in international relations from Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Washington D.C., and a masters degree in European Union studies at the College of Europe in Bruges ...