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Standardise sustainability reporting: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007

A new study released by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has highlighted a potential $1.2 billion injection into Australia's bottom line GDP each year and a boost to profits if companies adopt standardised sustainability risk ...

Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS | THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007

Despite recent debate over PDS readability, 60 per cent of super fund members do read their PDS's, according to new research conducted by Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). In the research, investors who ...

CFS GAM appoints Australian Equities head

... GAM's renaming of the GDP Plus team to Growth. The group is also in discussions to hire two senior analysts and head of research to join the re-organised division. Michelle Baltazar

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007

... charges. The booklet also provides useful tips on maximising superannuation. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said, "FPA research shows that four in 10 Australians run into difficulties understanding superannuation. Good financial advice can help ...

Water's potential to float

SUZY MAC | WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007

With Federal and State Governments drowning in debate over how best to manage water, Citi has published economic research on the use of market forces and price to allocate this scarce resource. Shane Lee, Citi economist, believes opportunities are being ...

Water investments the next frontier

... specialising in the sector. "Hedge funds are, in general, now only discovering the water market," said Della Casa, head of research at Man and co-author of the report. "In global investment terms, the water sector has been underrepresented compared with ...

Biometrics to curb ID theft

... meant faster transactions processing, better airport security management and less identity theft. The electronic identity research, commissioned by IT services group LogicaCMG, surveyed 3,500 respondents across Europe namely in France, Spain, Portugal ...

Austock appoints new head

... responsible for managing product development, development of on-line broking services, brand management, marketing, product research and compliance. "Michael is very highly regarded in the industry and our experience supports that fully. He will be critical ...

Investor responsibility key to governance: Regnan

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007

... corporate governance and long-term value than shot-term profit, according to Erik Mather, managing director of governance research house Regnan Mather said that while attitudes had changed recently, investors still needed to learn the link between values ...

Centric engages in three-way merger

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007

... access to an interstate accounting capability as well as a more comprehensive range of services, in-house wealth advisory research, technical resources, family office services and greater depth of personnel." All 90 Gaddie Metz Kahn staff and 12 Myers ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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