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Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... strategies. "Quality investments yield benefits over the long-run and we base our investment recommendations on this foundation. It's not always fashionable, but it's a tried and tested philosophy," said Langton. Financial planner and AFA Financial Adviser ...

Super funds complacent on sustainability

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... pressure is building for funds to become accountable. Simon O'Connor, economic adviser for the Australian Conservation Foundation, said sustainability reporting and the ability to show investors and shareholders a responsible outlook has never been so ...

Other play factors

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... outpacing growth in income and leverage increasing over a lengthy period,'" Stevens told his audience at the Anika Foundation Luncheon in Sydney only yesterday. But he's optimistic, "As a better sense of the degree of persistence is gained, people will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... at 4,535. In economics news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens addresses The Anika Foundation in Sydney, and the Housing Industry Association releases its Trades Report for the June quarter. In equities news, Alesco Corp ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... results on Friday. On the economic front this week, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens addresses The Anika Foundation on Tuesday, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases consumer price index data for the June quarter on Wednesday. ...

Instos go direct as hedge funds industry moves

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... alternative asset class attempts to reinvent itself. A new report from State Street, Hedge Funds: Rebuilding on a New Foundation, explored the new dynamic between investors, hedge funds and administrators as regulatory reforms sweep the industry. Around ...

Planning group Genesys signs research deal with van Eyk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... Genesys, owned by AMP-AXA, has used van Eyk for more than 20 years, van Eyk chief executive Mark Thomas said. "They were a foundation client in the early 1990s," he said. Genesys had come a long way since the days when they were a small team of associated ...

Legalsuper calls for default funds review

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Legalsuper is asking the Federal Government to review regulations around default funds, claiming conflicts of interest and poor performing funds are hurting the industry. According to the $1.5 billion fund, around 80% of Australians accept their employer's ...

AustralianSuper, Westscheme merger completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... very first member. TAIST brings 5,000 members to the new Aviation Industry Division, joining AustralianSuper as the foundation member. "AustralianSuper's size and strength and their core offering of low fees, strong long-term investment performance ...

Russell hires 35 new staff, makes three senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Russell Investments has made three new senior appointments and hired 35 staff in a strategic expansion. Former MLC head of business development Christine Cameron has been appointed managing director of institutional sales at Russell where she will drive ...