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Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... Fed doesn't see the need to print more US dollars. This is not hard to imagine, especially given last night's reports on company profits and China. According to Bloomberg, "Going into this earnings season, more than 70 percent of S&P 500 companies have ...

Trustees must raise bar on governance: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Superannuation trustees should be subject to higher governance standards than listed company directors owing to the long term and compulsory nature of super, according to industry body ASFA. This week ASFA launched its updated Governance Best Practice ...

CommInsure boosts retail life offering

NEWS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... for their "Total Care Plan Super" insurance premiums through rolled over superannuation monies from selected funds. The company said that new renewal reward clients who roll over super funds to Total Care Plan Super could receive up to 15 per cent in ...

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board upgrades tech

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... performance measurement. SimCorp supported CPPIB throughout the implementation process to ensure minimal disruption to the company's day-to-day operations. "As we strengthen our presence in Canada, we are very pleased to partner with an organisation ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... Additionally, superannuation investors regard the low level of female board participation as an investment issue. US Fortune 500 Company boards report nearly twice the level of female representation than Australian companies, with ACSI's ASX100 Board ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... Management conucts a tender for the issue of $250 million of Treasury Indexed Bonds. In equities news, BKI Investment Company Ltd and ING Office Fund hold annual general meetings. The AB+F Corporate and Business Banking Forum begins in Sydney. On Monday ...

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... general, depend a lot on their key advisers to generate revenue - and if they leave, often that lowers the value of a company if it were to go on the market. "The issue that you have with financial planning businesses is that, depending on the size of ...

Vanguard launches property ETF

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... The ETF is expected to start trading on the ASX from 15 October using the ticker symbol VAP, and is the fourth in the company's suite of Aussie ETF products, which recently surpassed a combined $200 million in assets. The ETF will be a share class of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... luncheon in Brisbane. The Australian Office of Financial Management is set to issue $700 million of May 2013 bonds. In company news, National Australia Bank Ltd deputy chief executive Michael Ullmer is scheduled to address an American Chamber of Commerce ...

Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... diversification into international equities that was already well embedded in the psyche of Australian institutions, the company's Australian head of distribution, David Chinnery said. "Australia is a growth market for Threadneedle. We feel that we can ...