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No clear case for independent trustee quota: Towers Watson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... the composition of the board." The paper explored definitions of independence, and looked at the views of David Gonski and Roger Urwin, both of whom argued that, while independence was a desirable feature, a mandating a quota was too blunt a policy. ...

Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... return characteristics with lower transaction costs compared to a fully replicating strategy." LUCRF head of investment Roger McIntosh said: "ESG screening is a core component of our investment decision-making process. Northern Trust's extensive experience ...

US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... regarding their portfolios. Overall, 37% of our survey respondents indicate an increased need for investment advice," said Roger Stamper, senior analyst at Cerulli. But the US advisory sector is fearful that an excessive fiduciary obligation that is ...

Synchron pushes for providers' direct payment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Synchron and law firm Lander & Rogers are seeking to amend the Corporations Law Act to allow financial advisers to receive payments directly from providers. The licensee will be making a submission to Treasury to amend Section 911A of the Act, which ...

BOQ adds to board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... accounting, risk, business review and restructure experience across both the private and public sectors and BOQ chairman Roger Davis said Carter brought valuable commercial and industry skills to BOQ's board. "Bruce has broad experience as a board and ...

Henderson reports record profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... international markets as we make sure Henderson is positioned as a truly global asset manager," he said." Chief financial officer Roger Thompson added: "In Australia, we are continuing to build our distribution strength and are launching a new retail ...

ACSA announces 2014 custody awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has announced four winners of the 2014 ACSA Awards. The winners were J.P. Morgan's Marian Azer, State Street's Daniel Cheever, NAB's Darryll Rogers and OneVue's Paul Talbot. The awards recognised ...

Zurich makes further additions to Life Risk team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has appointed two senior Life Risk underwriters. Former OnePath underwriter Tran Rogers has joined Zurich's Adelaide office while Ian McGregor will be based in Sydeny. Rogers has more than 12 years' experience ...

Tyndall AM names new head of Fixed Income

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... Tyndall AM has appointed James Alexander as its new head of Fixed Income. Alexander will replace current head of fixed income Roger Bridges, who will become head of Fixed Income Strategy. Alexander has been Tyndall's deputy head of Fixed Income since ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... keep up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content Roger Urwin. In a recent article in Towers Watson's annual Global Investment Matters publication, Urwin said competitive positioning ...