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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street as Eastern Europe tensions escalate with Russian troops seizing Ukrainian ships and military installations in Crimea. At 0645 AEDT on Tuesday, the June share price index futures ...

OneVue shuffles reporting lines ahead of IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... new head of operations for platform services and re-jigged its reporting lines, as it looks towards its much-anticipated Easter IPO. Andrew Macciocca who is based in Melbourne, was appointed head of operations for fund services post OneVue's acquisition ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mainly positive lead from Wall Street as investors weighed improved unemployment claims data ahead of a key monthly jobs report. At 0820 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

OneVue rules out further acquisitions in run up to IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... chief executive Connie Mckeage has ruled out any more acquisitions as the wholesale SMSF solutions provider looks towards Easter for its much anticipated IPO. Mckeage said that despite OneVue "always looking for acquisitions" in the platform and fund ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets amid easing after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would send troops into Ukraine only as "a last resort". At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price ...

Instos bring ESG perspective to ASX companies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
Superannuation funds must better engage with the boards of listed companies in order to bring a longer-term perspective to their decisions, according to the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA). In a new paper entitled, 'Improving engagement between ...

Women hedgies outperform but overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014

WA Local Government Super rebrands, gets MySuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
WA Local Government Super is looking to corner the MySuper market in Western Australia after becoming the only Western Australian fund so far to be granted a MySuper licence. The fund, which until now has been exclusively for local government employees ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Sovereign Wealth Funds across the globe have added $750 billion to their total assets under management over the last year to reach $5.38 trillion, according to new research from Preqin. The growth, which was attributed to the launch of a number of new ...

AustSuper backs away from SYD takeover

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Sydney Airport has become too expensive for pension funds, with a consortium of international funds led by AustralianSuper reportedly backing away from a takeover bid. Demand for good infrastructure has paid off for Sydney Airport shareholders over ...