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CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has closed the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund (EDIF) after successfully achieving its fundraising objective of $2.9billion. The fifth and final round of fundraising saw the fund draw in ...

LGS grows investment committee

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Local Government Super (LGS) has reviewed its governance framework and added two members to its investment committee. Bev Durston and Robert Swift are the new committee members and they will assist the fund in monitoring the performance of LGS' investment ...

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Superannuation trustees need to actively prioritise implemented asset consultants that add value, according to new research by Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants. Deloitte surveyed six major consultants over the five years to 30 June 2014, using the Vanguard ...

ASIC imposes conditions on Guardian Advice

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... was in the best interests of clients. Specifically, ASIC was concerned that Guardian Advice did not properly assess and monitor its representatives' competence to provide financial services, have adequate measures in place to meet its record-keeping ...

Change insurance commissions to fight churning: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) final report has recommended that upfront commissions for life insurance advice not be greater than ongoing commissions, in order to fight churning practices. The inquiry led by chairman David Murray noted that such ...

ASIC calls for standard cyber risk measure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... investors in markets," he said. As an example, he explained that ASIC is using a market analysis intelligence system to monitor markets in real time. "Using pattern matching, we identify insider trading and market manipulation," he said.

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... released by the Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency that was established by the previous Gillard government to monitor gender participation in the economy, revealed that across the workforce that women comprise 26% of key management positions ...

Increased record keeping provisions for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
Financial advisers will need to keep additional records proving they've complied with the best interests' duty when they give personal advice to retail clients after 23 March 2015. Information to be provided will include documentation that proves the ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... "However, looking ahead, and taking into account new information and analysis, and the Governing Council will closely monitor and continuously assess the appropriateness of its monetary policy stance. Should it become necessary." Why should it become ...

BetaShares launches new equity income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares is targeting SMSF investors and retirees with the launch of a new yield-focused ETF. The BetaShares Australian Dividend Harvester Fund (managed fund), will trade under the ASX code "HVST". It seeks to maximise ...