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D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... Brogden, chief executive at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), said this justifies the government's focus on developing Australia into a global financial centre. "IFSA stands ready to support the necessary reforms required to continue ...

Private equity firms sign PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
In a sign of the times, two of the country's leading private equity firms, Ironbridge Capital Australia and CHAMP Private Equity have signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The UN PRI is used as a blueprint for pension ...

Focus on dividend outcome: Insync

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
Planners under pressure from clients to prioritise long-term income over capital growth should take note of a fresh strategy from new entrant Insync - a specialist global equities fund manager. Monik Kotecha, chief investment officer of the three-month ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open flat on Thursday following weak leads from Wall Street and European markets overnight. At 0734 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was six points lower at 4710. ...

AMP focuses on REITs and infrastructure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
AMP Capital Investors has signed an agreement with Brookfield Investment Management to create a $6 billion global listed real estate and infrastructure group, called AMP Capital Brookfield. AMP Capital Brookfield was formerly known as AMP Capital Redding ...

Count: 13 times lucky

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
Countplus has settled its thirteenth acquisition - purchasing a 25 per cent share in Canberra-based advice firm, Achieve Corporation. Achieve, founded by Simon Mitchell in 2003, is a specialist payroll and advice firm and employs 23 people. There are ...

Elders sells 51pc FP stake to Millenium3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... Elders insurance joint venture, typified the company's new approach to financial services distribution. "We have moved from a focus on ownership and control to a strategy of 'aligned partnerships' with industry specialists. The result is recognition ...

Europe fails at fee disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... benchmark," said Claire Keating, partner, financial services and assurance at PwC, and speaker at yesterday's ASFA Trustee in Focus event. The report proposed a harmonised definition and clearer disclosure of fees to improve the European situation.

Today is the International Day of Older Persons

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... years every 12 minutes. This massive demographic shift is forcing countries around the world and Australia in particular to focus on aged care and retirement policies even if it means restructuring Budget priorities, as Australia is finding. "We have ...

Super fund exec pay under fire

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
With shareholders in revolt about excessive remuneration pay of listed companies despite the market fallout, the focus is now on the remuneration pay of super fund executives, with WA Treasurer Troy Buswell reportedly attempting to block the chief exec ...