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Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... told Financial Standard that the group plans to put forward a candidate to challenge the seat currently held by Australian Labor Party politician Stephen Jones, as a result of the Gillard Government's alleged unfairness in awarding compensation in the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... good news was offset by a US government report that weekly applications for unemployment benefits ticked up last week. The Labor Department said applications rose 4,000 to 371,000, the most in five weeks. The previous week's total was revised lower. ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... applications for unemployment benefits. Applications fell 29,000 last week to 343,000, the second-lowest this year, the Labor Department reported. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell as investors digested more US Federal Reserve monetary easing ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... is out. Until they reach an agreement, however, the stock market will likely be hostage to news out of Washington. The US Labor Department said unemployment benefits applications dropped 25,000 last week to 370,000, a level consistent with modest hiring. ...

Superannuation needs change: Keating

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... a good retirement. But adequacy with longevity means that promise cannot be fulfilled," he said. Keating, also a former Labor Treasurer, said as well in the opening address to the ASFA conference, that self-managed super fund trustees often had unrealistic ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... election, Political Monitor's Investing in an election year report notes that while victory for either the Coalition or Labor carries unique risks for key sectors, political posturing looks likely to destabilise markets more generally. "Investors in ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Now what's wrong this time? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 'mother-of-all-economic statistics' at the end of last week's trading and it was good. But how did Mr. Market react? He thought it was good too until... he didn't. The S&P 500 ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... treasurer Mathias Cormann has criticised the reforms describing them as a 'cash grab'. "This is another demonstration that this Labor government has no economic strategy and will always put its own political survival ahead of the national interest," ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world." -- Abraham Lincoln Yes Virginia, property is good and an improving property market is good for the economy. Now do you still wonder why Ben Bernanke is doing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... 1,432.84, while the tech-rich Nasdaq lost 2.37 points (0.08 per cent) to 3,049.41. The market jumped from the opening after the Labor Department reported that weekly new claims for unemployment insurance fell sharply to their lowest in four and a half ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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