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Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... senior corporate positions for subsequent generations. That was a key message derived from yesterday's Women Driving Change forum, organised by Sequential Project Services. Figures show women are well represented in ASX 200 companies, but are still failing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe to scheduled to address the Australian Industry Group's 12th Annual Economic Forum. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed firmly in the red after weaker base metals ...

Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... retirement through private savings without having to rely on the welfare system," Shorten said. Yesterday's roundtable provided a forum for discussion on the role of the Australian Tax Office in calculating member balances in addition to how and when ...

Beware the traps in aged care advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... Strategy Steps told of the technical traps involved in this area for advisers during the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. With insights from some of the top technical minds working in the industry, the Forum looked at the difference between ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, which attracted over 1400 delegates in Sydney and Melbourne this week. The high calibre line-up of chief economists included ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... US economy is bound for recovery this year on the back of stronger fundamentals, the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum heard this week. Dr Bob Baur, chief global economist for Principal Global Investors pointed to positive indicators in employment ...

Don't be fooled by strong AUD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... economist. Clifford Bennett, chief economist at the White Crane Group told delegates at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that Australia was the embarrassment of the Asian region due to its lack of economic initiative. "We cannot equate a ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australia's economic position in a global context was up for discussion at the Financial Standard's Chief Economist Forum in Sydney and Melbourne this week. Speaker Tim Harcourt, chief economist for Australian and Global Economics at the UNSW Australian ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... notion that the current crisis somehow signals the decline of Europe as a global force. He cited a recent World Economic Forum report that listed seven European countries in their Top 10 list of the world's most competitive economies. "Europe is a strong ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... Greece. ==================================== The Sydney breakfast session of this year's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum is now sold out. You can still catch Ben Ong at the Melbourne event on February 2 by registering at http://www.financia ...