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BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... BUSSQ saw its board overhauled following allegations of governance issues earlier this year. The regulator used a board impasse to push for a merger. Although reports about a merger with the $75 billion Cbus surfaced, the deal didn't progress past ...

Chorus of self-interest in financial advice: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... each other," he said. "These debates are too often crowded out by self-interest. If we want to move beyond the current impasse, we need to focus on the needs of the people these systems are set up to support - the Australian people."

APRA hones in on post-retirement products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... that would demand APRA guidance until we see what types of products are coming to market - another chicken and egg-type impasse." Rowell highlighted how individual disability income insurance products have resulted in disastrous outcomes for consumers ...

Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... Department of Justice had been opposed to the merger, and Aon chief executive Greg Case said the company eventually met an impasse with the regulator. "The DOJ position overlooks that our complementary businesses operate across broad, competitive areas ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... infections in the world (5.2 million), second to India in new cases (47,849), and most total deaths (165,617). The continued impasse on the passing of the fifth coronavirus stimulus bill in Congress puts another question mark to the recovery in the US ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... corporate earnings," he warned. Multiple valuation expansions, driven by share buy backs and a reduction in the trade impasse, are likely a thing of the past, he said. "We are doubtful the justification for higher multiples exists. Price/earnings ratios ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... May's offer to sacrifice her premiership and, more recently, negotiations with Labour leader Corbyn to break the Brexit impasse, Brexit's future remains uncertain as to whether the UK will leave the EU with a deal or none. Just ask BOE governor ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
If no government is brave enough to mandate one-third independent directors on superannuation boards then funds should at least be accountable to members for their hires via an industry-wide governance code. This view is a key theme from responses to ...

FSU secretary and executive reach impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
Finance Sector Union (FSU) national secretary Fiona Jordan is expected to know more about her future today after making seething comments on the union's executive earlier this week. The FSU's national executive is reported to be meeting today and is ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... negotiators rebuffed Greece's request to extend a bailout offer past the June 30 deadline for a debt-servicing payment. The impasse heightened fears of a default by Greece and its possible exit from the euro monetary union. Among the major banks at 1021 ...
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