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Industry funds and corporates must talk more: Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... managers need to better understand how industry superannuation funds arrive at share voting decisions, according to former Labor minister for superannuation Nick Sherry. With this aim in mind, Citi, where Sherry is now senior advisor for superannuation ...

NSW govt to reconsider Pillar privatisation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... potential buyers have been discussed, private competitors such as Superpartners and AAS are obvious contenders. In 2008 the then Labor government attempted to sell Pillar for $70 million, but found no takers. However, the asking price now is expected ...

Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... he is "working hard" to implement the Coalition's election commitments, which include "sorting out the landmines left by Labor in areas like taxation, financial services and superannuation." The Senator said that he has met with the Treasury and the ...

LGS enhances ESG credentials with Green Bond purchase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Bangladesh, calling on brands and retailers to implement the internationally recognised core labour standard of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Bangladesh garment factories.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... cent) to 3,787.43. The gains snapped a five-day losing streak on the Dow and S&P 500. The buying came on the heels of the Labor Department's report that new claims for unemployment benefits sank by 5,000 to 305,000 last week. Analysts had predicted jobless ...

No news, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Americans than expected filed for unemployment benefits last week that cheered Wall Street. This, as per Bloomberg, highlights "labor-market gains that are shoring up consumer confidence". What the...? Labour market gains? Doesn't this imply another ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

QE infinity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... Wealth Management John Hewson wants the new government to conduct an overhaul of the superannuation system to loosen the Labor Party's grip on the sector. The former politician and economist told Financial Standard that the superannuation industry is ...