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Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009

... investment performance. No amount of marginal improvements in administration is going to make up this shortfall." "Instead, the focus should be on what investment strategy these boards are assembling for their members, are they using too many investment ...

Aust Ethical hires small cap analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009

... Australian Ethical chief investment officer, said hiring Macri would allow the firm's portfolio manager, Andy Gracey to focus on managing the Australian Ethical Equities Trust and formed part of an overall plan to move its team members into clearly defined ...

Introducing life cycle insurance: REST

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008

REST Superannuation has revolutionised life insurance in super by introducing a "life cycle" approach to its death cover - breaking away from the traditional fixed cost or "$1 a week" insurance model. Almost one million active members of the $13 billion ...

BT appoints super and investment heads

PRESS RELEASE | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008

... Evans had successfully managed the distribution of BT Super for Life through the Westpac bank channel. He said Evans would focus on developing innovative retirement solutions for their customer base.

Divide super for members: Rainmaker

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008

... illusion because most Australians aren't aware of the options in the market nor are they engaged with the process. Instead the focus should be ensuring each person is placed in the fund that is right for them, whereby people are separated between those ...

APRA to review exec pay

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008

... to which regulated institutions are already subject. APRA Executive Member John Trowbridge said, "APRA does not intend to focus on the levels of compensation paid to executives. APRA will concentrate instead on the structure of executive remuneration ...

Standard Chartered signs on SmartStream

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008

... Introducing exceptions-based processing will help Standard Chartered Bank to reduce our operational risk by allowing its staff to focus only on those transactions that represent problems, he said. "This deal is...further proof of SmartStream's ongoing ...

What a member wants

... policy making. "All these improvement surrounding PDS disclosure, that is very much like treating members as an investor focus," said Donald. By contrast, other initiatives such as having a blanket rule on default funds is more along the lines of treating ...

Green funds to benefit from new govt policies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008

Asgard and IOOF add Patriot funds

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008

... quality companies, with its portfolio managers focusing on the key drivers of their revenues, profits and cash flows. "We focus on individual business valuations rather than the overall level, direction and momentum of the market," said Patriot. "We ...

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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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