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Qantas Super slows funding plan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... contributions may still be necessary pending how investments perform in the future. "Be assured, the trustee monitors the financial health of the plan on a regular basis and this will continue," according to the fund statement.

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... saving through super more like rocket science, driving many investors to make choices that could damage their financial health. Bryan Ashenden, head of technical consulting at Westpac-owned financial planning group Securitor, pointed out a little publicised ...

State Super invests $270m in Epoch fund

COMNPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... portfolio manager. "Epoch's investment philosophy focuses on free cash flow as the primary gauge of a company's financial health," said Sappenfield. "Our research process seeks to identify companies with strong management committed to deploying cash ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... at 21,821.5. WELLINGTON - Telecom shares lifted from seven-month lows as investors put aside worries about the financial health of Dubai World. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 31.09 points, or 1.01 per cent, at 3,125.52, after initially opening ...

GFC spurs DB plans commitment

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... structures. A new survey by Towers Perrin and SCO noted that while the financial crisis had dealt a blow to the financial health of most DB plans, more than 71 per cent of 439 senior executives showed that they would pursue the long-term viability of ...

Decimal offers $5 financial health check

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... of their portfolios in an easy to read format just in time for Christmas after Decimal launched a $5 special 'financial health check' offer until the end of December. The special offer allows financial planners to send clients a 'financial health check' ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... for taxpayers), existing holders are not going to receive any dividend payment until the GSE's recover their financial health. This has already led to existing investors dumping shares of Fannie and Freddie. This conjures images of the Treasury putting ...

Saving Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... sheets. However, Frazer is confident that the Fed would move swiftly - and if needed, brutally - to sustain the financial health of twin giants. "The consequences of Bear Sterns failing for example, was [seen as] too much of a risk. The Fed basically ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... gained 4.6 points to 5,043.5. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks plunged on Monday as jitters re-emerged over the financial health of mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, triggering fresh fears about the US credit crunch. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... 1.8 per cent after weak readings on economic growth and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. The Commerce Department's report that gross domestic product grew at a 1.9 per cent pace in the ...