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The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
With the election less than two weeks away, a key super fund executive weighs in on how it plans to grow the fund regardless of who wins the race. Paul Schroder, general manager of growth and new opportunities at AustralianSuper, said the trillion dollar ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... chief executive for five years. Watson also tipped his hat to his late dad and told the audience of his involvement in the coal mining industry early on in his career. "It's been an interesting journey starting off when I lost my dad, when I was very ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation, said the Coalition won't dictate how a financial planning client has to pay for advice but said it would not support all types of commission payments. "I believe that trailing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... Corporation Ltd will report its annual results and Lihir Gold Ltd will issue its second quarter production report. Whitehaven Coal, Riversdale Mining and Macarthur Coal will all release their June Quarter Report. Australia Pacific Aviation Outlook summit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... Association releases its Trades Report for the June quarter. In companies news, Australand half year results are due, Centennial Coal issues its quarterly activities report, and Oil Search releases its second quarter production report. In Melbourne ...

NRL stars join Auscoal Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... Bruce Watson, chief executive of Auscoal Super, said the team will be a "vital touch point" to some of Australia's largest coal employers. "Boosting our business relationship team with two experienced business managers allows us to build on that strength ...

FPA maintains stance on commission ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive, Mark Rantall, said the industry body would pursue its strategy to move away from commission-based remuneration irrespective of the election result. Rantall said their members, which include the biggest ...

Seniors warn Coalition on super policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Australia's largest seniors' organisation, National Seniors Australia, has warned the Coalition to scrap its plans to block the SG increase and the lifting of the SG age limit from 70 to 75. National Seniors Australia (NSA) chief executive Michael O'Neill ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
The Coalition's small target election strategy for industrial relations and their commitment to stick with the government's Fair Work Act means there will be no change to how default super funds are nominated in Awards. This follows Opposition Leader ...

Maritime and Auscoal Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Maritime Super is in merger talks with coal community industry fund Auscoal Super to create an $8 billion-plus fund. The Maritime Union of Australia confirmed that Maritime Super, which had around $3 billion in assets at the end of March according to ...