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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... itself. "No-one is willing to do too much either way until it settles down," Mr Leppinus said. But the loss to the Australian Labor Party of its lower house majority had boosted some mining stocks, he said. "BHP and Rio have been very strong. There is ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... the superannuation industry is still expecting major aspects of the reforms of the previous government to continue. "If Labor is able to form a minority government, we would expect [SG] going to 12 percent, introducing MySuper and all the rest, but the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... August for the first time since July 2009 blind-sided investors, who had been expecting activity to increase. Earlier, the Labor Department said first-time claims for jobless benefits rose to a nine-month high. Volume was low, analysts said, which pointed ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... environment) syllabus. However, it has been "lacking in national consistency and focus", noted the government in a statement. Labor's plan includes creating consistent study objectives to cover finance, money, budgeting, financial transactions and how ...

No super profits tax for banks: Coalition

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... the effective interest rate that people actually paid on loans was on average lower under the Coalition than it was under Labor over the last three years," he argued.

Nightmare on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... unemployment benefits last week, showing firings accelerated on signs the economy slowed." They're all talking about the US Labor Department report showing that initial jobless claims increased by 2,000 to 484,000 in the week ended 7 August from 482,000 ...

Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... they be? QE2 came at a cost. In its June meeting the FOMC statement noted that "the economic recovery is proceeding and the labor market is improving gradually." Last night, the statement read, "the pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed ...

Gillard Govt to tighten reverse mortgages rules

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Reverse mortgages holders will receive more protection during a property downturn if Labor continues to hold government after the election - but the industry's peak body said most of these proposed policies are already in place. A re-elected Gillard ...

Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... "monthly retail sales reports showed shoppers remain skittish about spending as hiring remains scarce". It referred to the US Labor Department's report that showed a initial jobless claims rose by 19,000 to 479,000 in the week end 30 July. Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... Finally, the number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase homes fell in June. Traders are also uneasy ahead of the Labor Department's July employment report due out Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 38 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 10,636.38. ...

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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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