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Troubled Greece to freeze pensions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
The Greek government has agreed to freeze wages and pensions for three years in a deal with the International Monetary Fund which will help revive its ramshackle economy. Greece reached the agreement with the IMF, the European Commission, and the European ...

US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
US-based pension funds and institutions are ramping up their proxy voting efforts across human rights issues with some positive results. The report, Proxy Voting on Labor Standards: A Case by Case Guide for PRI Signatories, found more than 40 shareholder ...

ESI Super ramps up member support

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
ESI Super is adding more resources to its Life Event program, a free service that provides assistance and advice to members that experience a life-changing event. The Life Event program gives financial advice and help in managing, accessing and transferring ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's 16 March meeting spelled the reasons for the FOMC's decision to keep the fed funds rate unchanged at 0-0.25 per cent. "While recent data pointed to a noticeable pickup in the pace of consumer spending during the ...

RBS adds to Aus markets team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed John Cummins as co-head of markets for Australia as the firm ramps up its local markets business. Cummins previously worked as head of corporate risk solutions at RBS in Hong Kong. In this role, he will ...

Pillar sets new foundations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Pillar has appointed former FuturePlus chief operations officer Bob Biancardi in a newly created senior post, ahead of the group's bigger plan to ramp up internal operations in the year that marks a turnaround in profitability. Industry veteran Biancardi ...

Click rates rise at ESI Super website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
More members are flocking to ESI Super's website compared with two years ago - some reportedly visited the website 200 times in one year due to uncertainty around super legislation. A recent survey found that financial awareness and potential changes ...

ASIC ramps up market surveillance

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
ASIC has acquired an integrated market surveillance system (IMSS) that will analyse activities and trends in market data, identify suspicious trading activity, and raise alerts. The IMSS will be provided by the SMARTS Market Surveillance, which won ...

ASX targets ETF growth market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is ramping up its exchange traded fund (ETF) business as more providers enter the market to cope with rising demand. Richard Murphy, general manager - equity markets at the ASX, said local ETF funds under management ...

ESI Super targets younger members on advice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
Gen Y super fund members are a fickle lot - a trend ESI Super recognises and is hoping to change by engaging younger members with its new financial planning strategy. Robyn Petrou, chief executive of the $2.8 billion fund, is looking to ramp up ESI ...