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Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... financial services industry. "I think there is going to be more of an imperative from the government. With the normal efficiency of a market, you have go to expect that to happen, but there hasn't been supporting policies from the government," he said. ...

Zurich makes platform debut, mulls providers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... products through netwealth. "Our overarching strategy has been focussed on helping advisers improve their back office efficiency through a number of technology mediums. "Initially a major priority was around delivering live datafeeds through the major ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... six-month delay will provide funds with significant additional time to implement FATCA's many obligations with greater cost efficiency and to accommodate the successful and ongoing intergovernmental agreement initiative. These agreements will reduce ...

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... fund which provides access to dividend paying stocks. The Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund targets total returns, tax efficiency, volatility management and smoother returns over time. Head of MSI Peter van der Westhuyzen said with cash and term deposit ...

TAL centralises customer service

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... business unit that centralises its customer services functions and operations. The new division aims to bring greater efficiency and to create a single source for the information customers receive. TAL chief of People and Culture Penny Coates has been ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... efficient vehicles, not forgetting the increasing number of cheaper and lower governance routes for improving investment efficiency such as using Smart Beta." After Macquarie Group, US firms Bridgewater Associates and CBRE Global Investors complete the ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... of excluding fossil fuel stocks could have been replicated with 'fossil free' energy portfolios consisting of energy efficiency and renewable energy stocks, with limited additional tracking error and improved returns." Excluding the fossil energy stocks ...

VicSuper signs admin software deal with Bravura

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... competitive superannuation market. In order to effectively achieve this, we need to operate at the highest level of efficiency and capability, as well as broaden the avenues through which we can engage with our members," VicSuper chief executive Michael ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... a diversified business model and we have the scale to invest in service capabilities for advisers and in increasing efficiency," Power said. The consolidation in the industry could also behind the growth of platforms, Power explained. "Advisers need ...

Chi-X saved investors $215 million in first year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... of Finance at UNSW, also expects the saving to increase as Chi-X's market share increases. The paper examines market efficiency by estimating changes in transaction costs and price discovery. The positive news comes despite the industry facing other ...