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Aviva DSMA stays strong after nabInvest acquisition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'Strong' rating on the Aviva Investors DSMA offering following nabInvest's acquisition of the investment management firm last year. The affirmation follows recent discussion between the rating agency and the National ...

Triple engagement but 17 firms get first strike

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
In the first AGM season since its introduction, 17 companies have received their first strike under the two-strike rule but a new AMP report finds that company engagement has tripled. Last year the controversial two-strikes rule was introduced on July ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The new advertising guidelines from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission take a step back from the original consultation paper, which outlined an expectation that online advertisements and social media posts should be self-contained. Policy ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Local Government Super has signed with MSCI Inc to introduce ESG risk and impact tools to its portfolios. The $6bn super fund currently invests around $3.3bn in responsible investment strategies and will use MSCI's environmental, social, and governance ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Were it not for the Australian suspense thrilla currently showing at theatres near us, it would have been another 'ho-hum' moment in terms of headlines and financial market performance. No Virginia, I refused to be drawn into the whys and the wherefores ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has risen after the release of some encouraging economic data from Germany and the US. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.84 US cents, up from 106.47 cents on Thursday. Since 1700 AEDT on Thursday ...

ASIC releases hedge funds guidance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for hedge funds in its consultation draft regulatory guidance with the intent to improve investor risk awareness. Consultation Paper 174 Hedge Funds: Improving disclosure - Further Consultation ...

TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
TAL has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers / Plan for Life's 2011 Life Company of the Year Award. Announced in an awards ceremony yesterday, TAL beat finalists CommInsure and AXA for the overall product and service category, with Brett ...

Record month for ETPs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Global asset flows for exchange traded products (ETP) and fixed income exchange traded funds (ETF) hit record highs last month, according to latest research. The BlackRock ETP Landscape report from revealed the ETP sector had its strongest ever January ...