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Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... interest rates and... it might not have to wait until the second half. The Financial Times quote BOE monetary policy committee member, Andrew Sentence, saying that, "If we do not start to raise interest rates gradually soon, we risk having to do so more ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... said. "He will be working closely with ASFA members and key stakeholders, particularly our Retirement Outcomes policy committee and our member benefits projections working group to drive policy and benchmarking around costs and fees. "ASFA now has eight ...

FPA sets up Treasury taskforce

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... advice." The Taskforce will be chaired by Louise Biti, former FPA Board member and current chair of the Strategic Policy Committee. It will also include Board Professionalism Committee members, Strategic Policy Committee members, and a number of other ...

Noonan named AIST president

AIST RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... representative body for industry, public-sector and corporate funds. Noonan is the current chair of the industry body's policy committee, on the board of Innovation Australia and is chair of its Venture Capital Committee. He is also a board member of ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... Act, we would widen the definition of 'client' in our remuneration policy to include a formally constituted 'policy committee'," Bloch said. "The key issue of being able to opt out of receiving corporate super advice was one that needed to be escalated ...

CBUS chief joins ASFA board

ASFA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... Pauline Vamos. Janet Torney, the chief executive of Qantas Superannuation, will replace Silk as chair of the ASFA Policy Committee.

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... their senior management from next year. Similarly, Media Super chair Gerard Noonan, who is also the chair of the policy committee of industry body AIST, and Asset Super chief executive John Paul support more transparency around pay. "Yes, super funds ...

AFA doubles in four years

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... across the government, the regulator, the industry and the community. This year the AFA launched a Government and Policy Committee, hired Kerry Chikarovski, former leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, as a political lobbyist and encouraged members ...

Noonan heads AIST policy committee

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Gerard Noonan as chair of the AIST Policy Committee. Noonan - the current chair of Media Super - replaces Sandy Grant, who was recently appointed to the panel of the Cooper Review into ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... fell 117.8 points, or 3.01 per cent, to 3793. NEW YORK - US stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve policy committee met to grapple with economic and financial concerns dogging the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 16.10 points ...