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Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... of UniSuper (a fund which already has a third independent directors) said mandating a quota will turn it into a matter of box-ticking. "Good governance is a means to an end, not an end in itself. If it becomes an end in itself, it becomes a ticked box ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on international markets as investors welcomed news pro-Russian rebels had handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the ...

Henderson launches second fund to local market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Henderson Global Investors Australia has launched its second flagship fund, the Henderson Global Fixed Interest Total Return Fund. It follows the launch of the Henderson Global Equity Fund in November 2013. The new fund is managed by Henderson Global ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... even fewer focused purely domestically. The GSAM Australian Infrastructure Wholesale Fund is one of the few that ticks the box. With investments in Australian roads, ports, railways, airports and utility companies, it's designed to give investors access ...

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Speaking to media this week, Crich said: "I don't think it is front of mind. I think they want to make sure they can tick the box of regulatory reporting." He said portfolio disclosure had "literally not come up in any due diligence discussions we've ...

IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The increasingly concentrated Australian financial services industry is about to be shaken by a merger that will position an independent provider on the front row for the first time in years. IOOF's bid to acquire SFG Australia (SFGA) shows that the ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... ineffective." The organisation added that the removal of the 'catch-all' clause would turn the best interests' duty into "a 'tick-a-box' checklist" that contains "no mention of protecting the client's best interest." Platinum Asset Management managing ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... that data in a consistent manner that sets you apart. That applies to regulatory change too." While BNP Paribas ticks that box - with its European presence in particular being a point of differentiation - its decision not to offer fee holidays may explain ...