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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
Following the upheaval caused by the Shanghai stockmarket last week the Chinese government has downgraded its forecast growth for the coming year from 10.75 per cent to 8 per cent. For the last year the government has been cognisant of the need to ensure ...

PE investment in UK boosts job: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), through a survey confirming the economic impact of private equity investment, has hit back at claims private equity investors have poor disclosure and do not contribute to the national economy. "In the ...

Govt slams Labor on ASIC budget cuts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The Federal Government has slammed the Opposition's proposal to cut funding for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), saying reduced resources and capabilities would be welcome news for criminals. Responding to the Federal Opposition's ...

CommSecure hires finance chief

Listed e-commerce solutions provider CommSecure Limited has appointed ex-OzEmail chief financial officer Richard Shaw as its company secretary and chief financial officer. Prior to CommSecure, Shaw was a CFO of high volume transactional companies namely ...

Chairperson of Super Complaints Tribunal reappointed

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce announced that Graham McDonald has been reappointed as Chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. McDonald has been reappointed for two more years, beginning 15 December 2006. Pearce ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher despite a flat lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0813 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 17 points at 5,505. On the corporate front today, the market will ...

Aust Meat Industry Super Trust opens to the public

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
The Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) has just gone public offer - good news for those who have been banging on the door for some time trying to join the fund. Fund secretary, Paul Cahill, said AMIST had received a lot of interest ...

FEAL appoints three new directors

The Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL) has appointed three new directors to the board following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. The new directors are Damian Hill, chief executive of REST Super, Colin McGuinness, chief executive of NGS ...

MTAA Super appoints new chairman

The Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) has appointed a leading public servant, Dr. Allan Hawke, as independent director and chairman of the fund's Trustee Board. Dr. Hawke is the current Chancellor of the Australian ...

Multiple super accounts wasting billions in fees: CHOICE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... done about it, CHOICE said in watershed report released yesterday. The report by the peak consumer group CHOICE, The Super Secret: how multiple accounts cost consumers billions, said "For the vast majority of consumers, multiple superannuation accounts ...