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Govt unveils more super reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... the Institute of Actuaries of Australia said the biggest missing piece is around longevity and retirement incomes. A core focus of the institute's submission on the back of the Henry and Harmer reviews is to promote policies that encourage Australians ...

Macquarie targets specialist investments

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... spokesperson for Macquarie confirmed that no staff has been let go as part of the restructure, and that the move was conducted to focus on adviser service. Peter van der Westhuyzen, who was executive director at Macquarie Investment Lending, joins MSI ...

Fidelity and Perennial top Aus eq review

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... firm] considers the experience and stability of [Perennial's Growth] team to be key strengths of the manager, along with its focus on in-depth, internal research." Most Australian equities growth managers had their ratings reaffirmed, five were upgraded ...

S&P places sell rating on AMP fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... strategy at AMPCI, which is the reason for the 'sell' rating, noted S&P in a statement. AMPCI indicated to S&P it intends to focus its research effort on managing large-cap equities, and that the transition arrangements for the AMP Capital Small Companies ...

Asteron leaves KiwiSaver market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
Asteron is pulling out of the New Zealand KiwiSaver market. The firm is winding up its KiwiSaver Scheme at the end of May, which had more than 6,000 members with approximately $33 million in funds under management (FUM). The decision to withdraw from ...

HSBC funds now on IOOF platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... economies in Asia and aims to deliver strong relative performance on the basis of HSBC's proprietary research, long-term focus and strong investment discipline. The HSBC Asia Select Equity Fund PDS is also available online. Geoffrey Pidgeon, head of ...

Trust advocates long-term staff incentives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Listed financial services group Trust hopes to take its 125-year-old operations into the next century through a staff incentive program that is better aligned with long-term shareholder and client interests. Chief executive John Atkin said that starting ...

AMP Cap add resources as fund placed 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASES  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... ESG researcher, remains at the fund and will manage Edgerton's responsibilities. "Given the fund's sustainable investment focus, detailed ESG research is an imperative component of the fund's research process. S&P believes the ESG team size was already ...

Fortitude close to deal with dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... couple of years, planners can see some value in having a less volatile return profile and reliable profile. That what we focus on uncorrelated and low volatile returns," he said. Corr said the hedge fund is also meeting with asset consultants to gain ...

Sovereign fund takes shine to platinum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... this month. The company explores, develops and operates platinum group metals (PGM) deposits in South Africa. It's current focus is the Pilansberg Platinum Mine, which is in production, according to a company statement. Temasek Holdings is a Singapore-based ...