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Super fund director taken to court for fees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
An industry superannuation fund director and union boss is being taken to court for the board fees he earned, by another state secretary of his union. Dean Mighell, Victorian secretary of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), lodged a statement of claim ...

Alliance brings cloud power to financial services

BLOOMBERG RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Bloomberg has integrated its electronic communications compliance software Bloomberg Vault with Microsoft Office 365, incorporating cloud archiving in the product the firm said today. The product helps financial services firms meet global regulatory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... nine points at 4,458. There is no economic news scheduled for Friday. In company news, IPGA Ltd, CBio Ltd, Quickflix Ltd and Red Emperor Resources NL hold general meetings. On Thursday, local shares closed firmly in the red despite a late rally, with ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
So what's the fuss all about? Wall Street dropped last night because they didn't like what came out of Sir Ben's mouth on his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill. This is what Sir Ben told Congress on the first day of his testimony: "The possibility ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers aligned to major wealth-management firms are continuing to direct the majority of the funds they establish to their parent fund manager, a study released today by Roy Morgan Research has found. The Superannuation and Wealth Management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
A significantly wounded retail sector continued to bleed the Australian share market into the red at noon on Thursday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.6 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,498.2 while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
VicSuper has upgraded its insurance agreement with AXA Australia, building more group insurance and income protection into the offering for the super fund's 250,000 members. The new agreement between VicSuper and AXA will see the fund's members receive ...

US Fed hints at QE3

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Hints of a third round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve emerged from the minutes of a Federal Open Market Committee meeting released overnight. The FOMC minutes from its June 21-22 meeting revealed that policy makers disagree on whether ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set for a flat start to trading today after two days of significant falls due to concerns of spreading debt problems in Europe. Wall Street and major European markets posted losses overnight as concerns remain about Europe's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
The Australian share market plunged further into the red in morning trade following concerns over the European and US debt crisis. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 66.8 points, or 1.46 per cent, at 4,515.5, while the ...