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Korean military fund puts $40m in Aussie infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
South Korea's $8.5 billion Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has become the first overseas investor to invest in industry super investment vehicle The Infrastructure Fund. As well as being the only non-Australian stakeholder in The Infrastructure ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... to a professional association. The move aims to "regain some of that confidence and trust that we need in this industry, I hope others think this is a good idea as well and they follow," the bank's head of advice Marianne Perkovic told Financial Standard ...

YBR set to acquire mortgage manager RESI

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road has expanded its presence in the home loan market with the acquisition of privately-owned mortgage manager RESI Mortgage Corporation for $36 million. Subject to YBR shareholder and regulatory approval, the offer includes $28 million ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... happen, as they will be able to target their business bank customers with their MySuper products. Whiteley, however, has hope that the system as it stands will remain. "My instinct is that any government would be highly squeamish of this free-for-all ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Investors Mutual will launch its first listed investment company (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks ...

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Super funds are not treating the looming reality of portfolio holdings disclosure as a priority, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' chief administration officer Daryl Crich. Speaking to media this week, Crich said: "I don't think it is front ...

Exceeding your MAXpectations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... day out of the office is a big ask. But it's our birthday. We only pay homage to financial services marketers once a year. Hope to see you there. For more details, go to https://www.financialstandard.com.au/max. Michelle Baltazar is the Head of Media ...

UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... said Plan B was just a thinly veiled warning to voters thinking of rejecting the restructure plans at the June 20 vote. "We hope WRT security holders see through this," UniSuper said in its newsletter. UniSuper said Newco Australasia would not necessarily ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... therefore these have not qualified as ESG research pieces or it may signal a lack of commitment to the ESG research." Let's hope it's the former. The shortlist Elaine Prior, Citi Research, Unburnable Carbon - A Catalyst for Debate Elaine Prior, Citi ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
The superannuation sector has welcomed the Queensland government's plan to sell $33.6 billion worth of infrastructure assets, announced in a draft proposal released with the budget on Tuesday. The report flags a number of assets for sale or long-term ...