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All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
All assets with risk attached to them are jumping with joy and dancing on the streets. Global equities - measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index - jumped by 2.3% overnight, the biggest one-day gain since 20 December. The euro hopped above US$1.25. ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... South Wales Treasury Corporation. Meanwhile, Stephen Rowbottom, chief operating officer at Hostplus, received the inaugural COO award. Like Merlicek, Rowbottom also acknowledged the importance of a good team, dedicating his award to colleagues at Hostplus. ...

Instos increase alternative allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Super funds are increasing allocation to alternatives, although demand is more for tailored solutions rather than cookie cutter approaches, according to two asset managers. "These [super] funds are looking at their overall allocation and looking at ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Lower House of Parliament has passed legislation that will give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority greater powers to pursue "rogue superfund directors". The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) ...

Dealer group launches mobile medical service

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Non-aligned dealer group Synchron has launched a mobile medical and pathology service, in partnership with Health Predictions, to assist advisers with the underwriting process. "Currently, if an adviser needs to arrange medical investigations for a ...

AustralianSuper wins landmark IBM mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
AustralianSuper has won Australia's largest corporate super outsourcing mandate to manage the $1.7bn IBM staff fund. Subject to due diligence, current IBM Super members and employees will transfer to AustralianSuper effective 1 November 2012. The tender ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... costs but also additional member benefits in the form of greater freedom of choice. "The role of chief operating officer (COO), as broadly defined, is crucial in the day-to-day management of both the fund itself and its investment portfolios. This role ...

Asian private equity grows rapidly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Economic global weight shifting towards Asia is being accompanied by rapid development in the Asian private equity market. The sector is estimated at about $50 billion, and after several years of falls appears to now be regrouping and climbing up from ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...

Changing CIO and COO roles need recognition

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... roles of the chief operating officer and chief investment officer will form the focus of the upcoming CIO of the Year and COO of the Year awards to be announced in Melbourne on May 31. Organised by La Trobe Financial, the awards are also sponsored by ...