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NGS appointment brings gender equality to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
NGS Super has appointed former school principal Georgina Smith to the board of trustees, bringing percentage of women on its board to 50%. Smith has worked in education for 35 years, with roles as assistant director, principal consultant, school principal ...

IFM Investors adds global index equities capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
IFM Investors will launch a new global index equities capability including both market cap weighted and 'better beta' strategies. The new asset class will be offered on a mandate basis to Australian institutional investors. "There is a growing demand ...

Bravura appoints new CFO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
Financial services software company Bravura Solutions has appointed a new chief financial officer. Martin Deda joins from Minter Ellison where he was chief operating officer and CFO. In his new role, he will also serve as an executive director. He replaces ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...

FSC calls for new govt agency to grow industry overseas

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
A new government agency should be established to progress the global export of our funds management industry, the Financial Services Council (FSC) said in its second round submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The new body, as envisaged ...

Super contributions back to pre-crisis levels

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Contributions to APRA-regulated superannuation funds are the strongest they've been since the on-set of the global financial crisis, according to a research report by the Financial Services Council (FSC). Total contributions for the 2013-14 year were ...

Equity Trustees lifts profit 12%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Equity Trustees after tax profit rose 12% for the full year following the acquisition of ANZ Trustees. The purchase of the business, now known as Equity Trustees Wealth Services, for around $150 million in July almost doubled EQT's market capitalisation ...

Perpetual launches Global Share Fund on profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Perpetual has added a new Global Share Fund to its stable of funds coinciding with a strong full year result for the fund manager. The group posted a 34% rise in net after tax profit to $81.6 million and will pay a full year fully franked dividend of ...

FSC: Appoint an ASIC commissioner for international issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry to consider the appointment of a new ASIC commissioner to deal with international regulatory issues and for an agency to be established to coordinate and promote financial ...

Australian Money Market adds CBA to platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
Australian Money Market (AMM) has added the CBA Accelerator Cash Account to the choice of options on its term deposit platform. The new cash management account (CMA) is aimed at advisers whose clients have an existing CBA cash management account. AMM ...