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Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition's plan to introduce stricter rules aimed at ensuring super fund board independence could be counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of ...

US foreign exchange group sets up in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... oversee all aspects of operations, critical customer relationships and sales functions. He joins Cambridge from Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS) where he served as director of sales for corporate and enterprise accounts. "The remarkable growth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... recession with surprisingly strong growth of 0.3 per cent in the second quarter led by Germany and France, the European Union said on Wednesday. The euro slid to $US1.3251 compared with $US1.3262 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets ...

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... which the omission of key questions just adds. " AODP board member Sharan Burrow, whose organisation, International Trade Union Confederation, is preparing to add to the member pressure on funds said: "We simply don't have time to talk about fund policy ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Thursday's joint announcement that the Industry Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) will form a union. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said: "We are heartened by ...

ISN and FSC form 'unprecedented' union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
A bridge over the traditional gulf between the industry and retail superannuation sectors appears to be under construction following an announcement from the Financial Services Council (FSC) - representing retail - and the Industry Super Network (ISN) ...

Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Consumers are being warned to be wary of scam artists impersonating representatives of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and MoneySmart. ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting ...

New deal opens Europe to Aussie AIFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered a cooperation arrangement with its European Union (EU) counterparts to supervise fund managers operating across borders. The arrangement will allow Australian fund managers to manage ...

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... The Lisbon Treaty is an international agreement amending two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union. These treaties outline how the region is governed and the mandate of the ECB. Focusing on concerns about a slowdown in China ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... 8,201.05 points and in Paris the CAC 40 fell 0.71 per cent to 3,851.03 points. In Britain, which is a member of the European Union but not the single-currency eurozone, annual inflation hit a 14-month peak in June, official data showed. Consumer Prices ...