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One voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... currency, one central bank Eurozone could come up with one united solution to their fiscal and debt misery. What's that union battlecry again? "The people united will never be defeated!"

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
Paul Costello, former Future Fund general manager, has been named the chair of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group, a panel made up of the 15 representatives of key stakeholders in the superannuation sector. The panel has been tasked with advising ...

QBE buys CUNA Australia

ASX RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... the Australian operations of US-owned CUNA Mutual Group in a deal that increases the insurer's market share in the credit union sector. The purchase, which is still subject to regulatory approval and won't be completed until March, will add over $80 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
The Australian market is receiving positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street and European markets decisively higher, while metals were mixed and oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0722 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract ...

Coalition gives qualified support to reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... extensive consultation with industry players in the weeks ahead. He added that Superannuation Minister Shorten should " put his union bias to one side and start acting in the public interest" on the issue of not-for profit superannuation fund governance. ...

RBF-Tas makes senior appointments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
The $3.6 billion RBF-Tasmania has hired former Connect Credit Union executive Nick Connor as chief operations officer, and made two other internal senior appointments after a restructure of its executive model. Connor has over 20 years management experience ...

Advisers must unite against AusFin

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the profession to stand strong and united following the launch on 2 December of a powerful new group calling itself the Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFin). AusFin counts amongst ...

Covered bond conundrum

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
While the Treasurer's proposed reforms to permit banks and credit unions to issue covered bonds is broadly positive for the development of a bond market, investors can't expect a windfall in yields, said a QIC credit market expert. Australia's super ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A report commissioned by the WA Treasurer into the GESB demutualisation said the proposal was not in members interests and recommends major changes to WA public sector superannuation arrangements. In July 2009, the WA Treasurer appointed Rod Whithear ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
AMP's decision to strengthen wealth management, not banking, should it merge with AXA just made the government's task of bringing more competition in banking that much harder. Craig Dunn, AMP managing director, told ABC television yesterday that the ...