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Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... re-tool the economy and lift productivity so that when the Chindia resources boom peters out in 20-30 years time we'll be ready. Former prime minister Kevin Rudd must be ruing how this debate is so much like a re-run of his mining industry super profits ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... every couple of years." "So while I am committed to ANZ long term, I haven't given up on my career progression. I'm not ready for retirement so hopefully it will be onwards and upwards." On April 27, Van Der Wielen joined the Financial Services Council ...

Super fund to give financial advice with technology

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... deliver single-issue advice. Provisio will provide a software engine, which can model client strategies and generate client-ready statements of advice within seconds, it said. The Provisio engine will integrate with VicSuper member administration, allowing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks ready to open strongly today, following rebounds in Europe and on Wall Street on more positive data overnight, but against a background of extreme volatility. At 0656 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Spanish bonds to help the two countries avoid devastating defaults. The world's leading financial policymakers said they were ready to act to contain the uncertainties in the markets, but that did not ease the concerns of stock market investors. The ...

Regnan announces new manager director

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... promoted former deputy managing director Amanda Wilson as the new managing director of the company. Regnan produces investment-ready ESG data on S&P/ASX200 companies, designed for both quantitative and fundamental analysis. "We would like to see a little ...

Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
It could have easily been another down day on Wall Street overnight - but it wasn't. The Street's three major equity indices finished above the zero line while we slept, despite more stats giving credence to 'the US is heading for another recession' ...

Industry super funds show patchy approach to emergency reserves

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... reserves provide a buffer against fraud, administration mistakes such as pricing errors and other unforeseen events that need ready cash to settle. Large differences were found between funds, with six having no reserves at all while 12 had reserves of ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... niche aged care planning practices to target a new emerging class of clients, something it said the planning industry is not ready for. Equity Trustees (EQT) is in negotiations with planning practice, Paragon Care, to acquire its aged care services businesses ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Australian Bureau of Statistics data." "We are seeing a seismic shift in the Australian technology environment, consumers are ready for growth related opportunities for insurers over wireless and mobile channels." "The use of mobile technology can also ...