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Regulatory reform next on the agenda: Treasury

In a speech to the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners conference, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce said the key issues for the industry and the Government in the short term were revising the regulatory environment ...

HOSTPLUS tackles the competition and joins Melbourne Storm

HOSTPLUS has taken a bold step in becoming a major sponsor of the Melbourne Storm National Rugby League team for the next two seasons. HOSTPLUS, the national super fund for the hospitality, tourism, recreation and leisure industries in Australia, joins ...

Slow death of annual reports: CSA

A recent survey has found that the number of investors reading annual reports is on the decline, suggesting company shareholders are either getting their information elsewhere or are 'voting with their feet'. A survey by Chartered Secretaries Australia ...

Bravura momentum rolls on with Essential

Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) has added to recent acquisitions by buying a computer systems specialist, Essential Computer Systems (Essential), to drive their online superannuation and adviser support business systems. The purchase of Essential ...

QIC launches alternative funds

The fourth-largest wholesale fund manager in the country has launched two alternative funds designed to capitalise on global opportunities. The QIC Global Macro Fund and the QIC Tactical Return Fund will invest in currencies, commodities, equities and ...

Vision and CARE merger 'talks' to tackle fund differences

Vision and CARE super have confirmed they are in merger talks, and while they concede that they are very different funds, senior management says 'if it's good for members, it's good for us.' CARE's Chairman, Barry Watchorn, said the main instigation ...

Increase your weight in gold

Research house van Eyk suggests investors increase their allocation to gold while market conditions remain attractive for the precious nugget. According to van Eyk's investment strategist Nigel Douglas, the prospects for gold have improved given renewed ...

Merrill Lynch goes broad-cap

Merrill Lynch has launched a new growth fund designed to target investment opportunities across large, mid and small cap sectors. The fund aims to differentiate itself by its more flexible investment approach, which it says will free it from the large ...

Sunsuper looks to alternatives

Sunsuper has increased its allocation to alternative assets investing up to 15 per cent of assets in private equity, infrastructure, opportunistic property and absolute return funds. The industry fund's specialist consultant on alternative assets, Sovereign ...

Bravura expands into Asia

Financial Software business Bravura Solutions has expanded its Asian operations establishing new offices in Hong Kong and Bangalore. Bravura chief executive officer Iain Dunstan says the Hong Kong move is evidence of Bravura's commitment to growing ...