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Planners prepare for retirement shock

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009

For all the debate on adviser fees, the future of planners might actually hinge on their soft skills and how well they serve the most influential generation of our time - the baby boomers - predicts a planning expert. Paul McKeon, founder of a business ...

NZ Super takes mandates in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009

... Smartshares and taking them in-house. The fund announced the changes to improve flexibility, cut costs and is part of the fund's focus on having direct participation in the local market. This decision means the fund has terminated its relationship with ...

GFC spurs DB plans commitment

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009

... pursue the long-term viability of their DB plans, rather than seek alternatives to DB plan sponsorship. Despite this the focus of these executives has changed. Of those who choose to stick with heir DB plans, more than 76 per cent say they are realigning ...

Shareholder activism misses the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009

Super fund and investment manager activism against listed company boards is misdirected, according to a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), Lynn Ralph, managing director at Cameron Ralph ...

Better insurance tech from IRESS

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009

CommInsure and IRESS have unveilled a new service that includes real-time insurance premium validation and the delivery of in-force policy information to the adviser desktop. The initiative will allow advisers to confirm the premium returned by IRESS' ...

UN PRI gets tough and de-lists signatories

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009

... owners" of their assets. "PRI is still an aspirational initiative. There's an aspect where if we try and benchmark people and focus too much on the accountability, we might lose the big picture which is creating that global culture of active ownership," ...

Oasis looks to SMAs and ETFs

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009

... direct shares, ETFs and SMAs were likely to grow exponentially within the next few years, and its business developments will focus strongly on those trends. The Oasis Group is made up of three companies, Oasis Asset Management Limited, Oasis Fund Management ...

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring ...

Austock closes high yield fund

PRESS RELEASE | FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009

... Austock Group's business strategy is to simplify its business structure, cut costs, maintain a strong cash position and focus on core business.

CS appoints head of asset management Aus

PRESS RELEASE | THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009

Credit Suisse has appointed Filo Sedillo as head of asset management Australia. Sedillo previously worked at Citigroup as head of alternative investments for Australia and New Zealand. He also worked in senior institutional client management roles in ...

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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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