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Investment strategy differences derail super merger talks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... to $453 million - was not an issue in the decision not to merge, as the shortfall was quarantined and would not have affected VicSuper's members. Despite the failure of the talks, VicSuper is still keeping its eye open for merger opportunities. "We don't ...

FPA, AFA to lobby MPs for TASA delay

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... Englund told Financial Standard. "We need more clarification because some parts of the bill indicate that everyone is affected by the new legislation, but others suggest there might be limitations, so we need to know where the line is being drawn," Englund ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... index was down 101.3 points, or 1.97 per cent, to 5,040.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks finished slightly lower, little-affected by a sharp selloff in Asian and European markets led by the 7.3 per cent plunge of Japan's Nikkei 225 index. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... have been quite strong today," he said. "That's in contrast to the mining services companies who are continuing to be affected by the market." BHP Billiton jumped 57 cents to $34.33, Rio Tinto surged 17 cents to $54.85 and Fortescue added six cents to ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... changes. "There is lots pressure from regulatory change, the GFC and major product failures such as Westpoint which have affected the reputation of planners," he said. De Gori also pointed the fact that the advice population is ageing and transitioning ...

SFG pursues mergers on WHK suspension

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... acknowledge that its financial position led to the suspension of the merger talks. "Whilst WHK's performance has been adversely affected by the challenging trading conditions in its business advisory practice, initiatives have been recently implemented ...

ASIC warns planners, be careful who you hire

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... fully aware of the need to do this,' Kell said. Sydney-based securities dealer Aliom Pty Ltd is the latest licensee to be affected by ASIC's crackdown. In 2012 the corporate regulator found Aliom had failed to comply with several conditions of the AFC ...

Macquarie reports rise in profits

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... cost control across the group. He added that subdued client activity in Macquarie's capital markets facing business had affected the performance of some groups. Macquarie Securities and Macquarie Capital continued to be impacted by low activity levels ...

Abbott super cut to affect low income Australians: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... hit by the cut. Shorten estimates that 57% of all food preparation assistants and 53% of all checkout operators will be affected by the measure. Around 218,850 retail workers and 93,495 kitchen hands would also suffer if this measure was applied. "Abbott's ...

NAB confirms fresh managerial changes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... not confirm which executives were offered new positions or how many were effected, it is understood that the changes affected MLC. The changes follow a strategy announcement last month in which a significant shake-up of the executive team at the bank ...