Qantas Super first to adopt agency FX model

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Qantas Superannuation Ltd (Qantas Super), the Trustee of the A$6bn Qantas Superannuation Plan, has appointed Russell Implementation Services Inc. (RIS), a part of Russell Investments, to provide agency foreign exchange

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New Carbon Tax: More or less certainty?

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Details on proposed Carbon Tax The Federal Government has proposed a new tax on carbon emissions of $23 a tonne to apply to 500 of the biggest corporate emitters from

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Leadership is the key to business growth

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And now for something entirely different! I know this is a weird way to start a column in a financial planners website but with our industry under challenge from the Federal Government

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S&P Australian Equites Large-Cap review: more down than up

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released its second batch of peer group ratings in its 2011 Australian Equities Large-Cap sector review for Income, Multi-Manager, Quantitative, and Unconstrained funds. We affirmed

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning July 10 2011

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The big picture Confused about where the economy is heading? You’re in good company, with the boffins from the Reserve Bank also seemingly scratching their collective heads about where things

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Aussie dividends ETF catches eye of international investors

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Russell urges investors to consider cash alternatives with new ETF Global investment services firm Russell Investments is encouraging investors to think outside term deposits and cash and look for income

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CommSec: Unemployment rate is a good indicator of job market health

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Labour force The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 per cent in June. The participation rate edged up from 65.5 per cent to 65.6 per cent. The working age population

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Licensee Select appoints new operations manager

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Licensee Select has appointed Simon Dutton to the role of Manager, Operations and Service Delivery. David Hunt, National Manager Licensee Select, welcomed Simon to the role and said the appointment

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ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – June 2011

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  The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, fell 2.7% during June 2011. Many other major markets also fell during the month including Hong Kong

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