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Sunsuper appoints board member

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... respective industries will prove invaluable as we move forward with plans to grow the fund and expand Sunsuper's footprint." Commerce Queensland, the Queensland Council of Unions and the Australian Workers Union sponsor Sunsuper. According to Sunsuper ...

World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... agriculture prices." Besides this appointment, Lin remains vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce of the Committee for Economic Affairs of Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... concerns that the worst of the impact on financial companies from the global credit crisis may be far from over. The US Commerce Department said retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002 ...

NZ planners regs improve fee transparency

... three-month notice to follow tighter rules on fee disclosure after a new government ruling was announced this week. NZ Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said that investment advisers will now be required to provide up-front disclosure of fees and remuneration ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... The NZ sharemarket closed down yesterday, despite a rise in foreign markets and a jump in Warehouse shares after the Commerce Commission's takeover decision was overturned. The NZSX-50 benchmark index was down 0.1 per cent to 4066.5, after opening up ...

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... approximately 20 per cent of factories failed to make the grade. Michael O'Sullivan, Secretary General of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, told the BBC that closing factories in a war on product safely is not ultimately the solution. Sullivan believes ...

Mortgage stress hits record levels

... growing minority," he said. Today's rate rise also affects the corporate sector. According to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the 0.25 percent increase will directly cost the Australian economy $1.8 billion over the next 12 months. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
... the Australian stock exchange, Babcock & Brown Ltd chief executive Phil Green addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch on "Opportunities and challenges for the structured finance market", and Babcock & Brown Power Ltd holds its annual ...

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

... material for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Diploma of Superannuation Management, Masters of Commerce at the University of Western Sydney as well as a number of other courses. "Graeme's integrity is unquestioned in the industry ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... just consistent with global sentiment that the US economy is proving resilient to the credit crunch," she said. The US Commerce Department reported on Friday night that retail sales in September jumped by a better than expected 0.6 per cent. The increase ...