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Coalition introduces bill to abolish SG age limit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The Coalition opposition is again testing its power on the floor of the hung parliament by introducing a bill to abolish the superannuation guarantee age limit. The government only wants to increase the SG age limit to 75 from its current level of 70 ...

Rethink before you rebuild

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
As the world rebuilds its regulatory structures around the financial system, it needs to recognise that the system is an integrated network of ecosystems, not a set of independent machines. Speaking at yesterday's Melbourne Financial Services Symposium ...

Swan approves AMP/AXA merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Deputy prime minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has approved of the proposed takeover of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings by AMP. Swan said he was satisfied the AMP acquisition of AXA APH was is in the national interest. The approval is, however, subject ...

AMP Capital invests $43m in Thames Water

AMP CAPITAL UPDATE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
"Do I feel lucky?" Well do ya, punk?" -Dirty Harry Certainly that punk Queen Qaddafi is not feeling lucky. So is Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman (that other oil producer) -- the Jasmine Revolutionaries are now marching in his Kingdom. Their subjects ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Oil is the word, is the word, is the word. Yup there's no turning the pages of the political, economic and financial news without seeing the letters O-I-L these days. And all because of "Queen" Qaddafi's (UK's The Telegraph reported that he "pleaded ...

AUSCOAL and Maritime drop merger talks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
AUSCOAL Super and Maritime Super have decided not to merge, opting instead to pursue more strategic partnerships, for now. In a joint statement, Maritime Super fund chair Paddy Crumlin and AUSCOAL Super's Arthur Weston said that their fund members would ...

HESTA posts bumper January returns

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
HESTA has reported a stellar monthly investment return for January with all 11 of its options returning positive results. The stand-out performer for the leading health and community services sector fund was International Shares with a 3 per cent gain ...

AFA takes the lead with consumer campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said it sees opportunities in the FOFA reforms and will be looking for ways to work with its members to make the most of the upcoming advice industry changes. Speaking at an AFA event on Wednesday, AFA chair ...

ASFA ushers year of e-commerce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Electronic commerce for Australia's trillion dollar superannuation industry is now firmly in the sights of ASFA 's electronic commerce policy subcommittee. Driving the strategy is Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group, who has just ...