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Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Look ma, I passed the test! Hip, hip... Eighty-four European banks received their certificate of financial health from the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) over the weekend. They'll survive a recession and a sovereign debt crisis if ...

Count buys stakes in Victorian and NSW practices

PRESS RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... said Jeremy Wardell, chief executive at Countplus. Meanwhile, Countplus also bought a 25 per cent stake in 360 Financial Vision, an accounting and financial planning business based in Macksville, New South Wales. The practice provides accounting, investment ...

Broking firms back Suncorp update

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... AAMI. The group continues to provide group insurance business. "It follows Patrick Snowball's [chief executive of Suncorp] vision of one company, many brands. It's really opened up those databases and relationships to us," said Summerhayes. "When we ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), ARIA, CARE Super, Media Super, LUCRF, Telstra Super, VicSuper and Vision Super. "As investors, we believe that bribery and corruption are incompatible with good corporate governance and harmful to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... Supreme Court, and Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive Alan Joyce addresses the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce on his vision for Qantas and the airline industry. In Australia on Tuesday, the share market closed higher after a firm lead from US markets ...

Equipsuper to merge with Vision Super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Equipsuper and Vision Super have announced a proposal to merge - creating an $8.6 billion fund with more than 150,000 members. A joint press statement was released today regarding a proposal to merge on 1 July 2013. Based on today's figures, the merged ...

Centric enhances direct equities services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... addressing both the personal and business needs of our clients," he said. "Our aim is to acquire successful operations with a vision and client base that is complementary to our own, and that are located closer to our Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane ...

Can an outsider transform ipac financial planning?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... in combined funds under advice (FUA), ahead of regulatory changes. Swindells said Roy's appointment is part of a larger vision for ipac to treble its current client base of 30,000. "I always ask my staff, wouldn't it be great if we can help 100,000 people ...

Cbus Connect merger heralds investment changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... "There is a natural fit for the two funds coming together," said Steve Bracks, chairman of Cbus. "We have a strong shared vision for our industry." CONNECT chairman Mac Russell said both funds' members and employers will benefit from bigger economies ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... survey, for example, ranked AustralianSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, HESTA, HOSTPLUS, Local Government Super, NGS Super and Vision Super among the top quartile of super funds pushing for better climate change risk management. In a separate development ...