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Professional Associations Super targets investment risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Industry fund Professional Associations Super is building an enterprise-wide approach to managing investment risk in an effort to explore how risks should be mitigated or exploited. Focusing on exposure to primary risks such as sovereign default and ...

SFG restructures board for best practice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
SFG Australia has appointed Naseema Sparks to its board as an independent, non-executive director. Tony McDonald has also resigned from his position as an executive director of the Company. Sparks currently holds a number of non-executive directorships ...

Industry execs head to UK for charity marathon

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... will lace up their running shoes next month and take part in the London marathon to raise money for the Prostate Care Foundation. Paul Harrop, Adrian Emery and Paul Williams will be joined by a team of other senior executives from PwC, Suncorp and Puma ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
A Deutsche Bank survey of global hedge fund managers finds they expect their combined FUM to climb to $2.3 trillion by the end of 2012. Driving the expectations are institutional investors, HNW and Family Offices looking for investment performance in ...

Fin services rallies for charity ride

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... with all proceeds contributed directly to improving the wellbeing of young Australians through charities the Inspire Foundation and the Create Foundation. Both charities assist young Australians deal with youth suicide and depression in Australia, and ...

Rainmaker appoints new head of technical services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... and practices. The program has been designed to either complement other continuous education initiatives or be the foundation of a stand-alone program.

Ibbotson secures NEO Financial Solutions mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Ibbotson Associates Australia has been appointed dedicated implemented investment consultant for NEO Financial Solutions, developing the group's advice processes and practice management. Founded by Mark Edman and Mark Woods, both Woods and Edman were ...

FSP reviews group terms, eyes recruits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Dealer group Financial Services Partners is reviewing its dealer group terms and adviser recruitment processes, with a focus on greater competition and service delivery, to be launched in February. The adviser group has been working on new dealer group ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... our track record, experience, and Ascalon's broader operational expertise and institutional support provides a sound foundation for the future of our business."" Chief executive of Ascalon, Andrew Landman, said it had been monitoring Canning Park for ...

Energy Super board reduces in size, new members

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... several boards in the past including CS Energy, Stanwell Corporation, Brisbane Marketing Ltd, Starlight Children's Foundation and the Mackay Port Authority. Before this appointment, he also held senior executive roles in the electricity, IT, telecommunications ...