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CalPERS endorses best practice in PE

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
CalPERS is taking a stronger stance in its private equity investments after endorsing a set of principles to promote transparency and alignment of interests in PE deals. In a press statement, the $229 billion California Public Employees' Retirement ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
I am "buying stocks right as we speak" and am getting "a lot for my money," Warren Buffet told his audience at a California conference. The tone was similarly positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...

Cavendish launches adviser portal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Self managed super fund (SMSF) service provider, Cavendish Superannuation has released an online portal for advisers that provides fund information, pension statements, trust deeds and amendments. Peter Cocks, national relationships manager at Cavendish ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Death by a thousand cuts. Or more accurately -- death by a thousand rebounds. This must be what the bears are feeling each time equities bounce back from a fall. Equity markets are volatile even in the best of times. That is a certitude. For each and ...

Westpoint auditors get just desserts

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
Three KPMG partners have been banned as registered auditors for periods ranging from nine to 24 months following ASIC's crackdown on their roles in the Westpoint collapse. ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings (EUs) from three partners of KPMG's ...

Trustees must not be victimised: APRA

APRA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
The chief executive of an employer association is facing criminal prosecution for allegedly sacking two employees who were trustees of the association's super fund because they didn't renew an outsourcing contract the fund had with the association. ...

More reform through reviews: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Industry associations and financial services firms should not view the upcoming Henry and Cooper reviews with trepidation but rather as opportunities to improve the current system, said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and ...

How planners can cope with redundancy

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
Dealer group Financial Services Partners (FSP) partners with work/balance author Andrew May to publish a book that attempts to help planners cope with redundancy. The book comes at a time when planning firms are forced to make staff redundant as their ...

Count buys Evolution Advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
Countplus has made its eleventh acquisition through a 25 per cent share purchase in planning firm, Evolution Advisers. Countplus, part of the ASX-listed Count Financial Limited, announced the acquisition details yesterday. Evolution Advisers has been ...

Hyperion targets retail market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
Hyperion Asset Management has selected one of the firm's owners, Pinnacle Investment Management, as its retail distributor. Manny Pohl, managing director at Hyperion Asset Management, said Pinnacle Investment Management was a natural choice given the ...