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IFM and QIC to compete for Port of Melbourne

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... rents being charged at other ports and information about a port user's willingness to pay. The ACCC determined that benchmarking already occurs, rents and other charges are typically known to an extent across the industry and that, even if the port operator ...

Kaplan launches adviser diagnostic tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... utilised for recruitment purposes, training and continuing professional development gap analysis, corporate and industry benchmarking, and compliance monitoring." The assessment that determines the diagnostic report has questions ranging between Australian ...

BUSSQ sees C-suite expansion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... topped all three retirement fund categories in the SelectingSuper performance tables. According to the July Rainmaker Benchmarking report, BUSSQ placed on top for performance across the Workplace (MySuper default option), Personal (balanced), and Retirement ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... FTSE Russell chief executive Mark Makepeace said: "FTSE Russell has long been a pioneer in the development of ESG benchmarking tools. As such, we identified a significant gap in the ability of portfolio managers to track exposure to the increasing shift ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... resources over time." The Productivity Commission's Issues Paper suggests an appropriate indicator for measuring and benchmarking insurance is the ratio of user costs to claims for bundled insurance. ASFA said there are some issues with this indicator ...

Adviser Network launches SMSFit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... individual factors, from the client's investment goals and financial situation, to their understanding of performance benchmarking and relevant regulatory issues. SMSFit then generates a limited Statement of Advice (SOA) that reflects the client's attitude ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... on energy use. "Of the 181 companies that reported in the six sectors, 73 had incomplete or insufficient data for benchmarking. In addition, among the top 100 steel-producing companies, less than a third report their energy data voluntarily through the ...

Research places State Super on top

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... to provide their satisfaction scores (0-10) for each service area. Woolcott Research also conducted the industry benchmarking research through its consumer Omnibus Survey of 1,000 members of the adult Australian public.

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... decisions or is the result of a push to meet short term demands and trends. "While indices play an important role in benchmarking - which is of critical importance to asset owners - the cap weighted nature of most indices, as well as the short-run relative-return ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... "CommInsure uses a range of measures to monitor its claim processes; these include participation in various external benchmarking studies, as well as data from FOS. These measures have not given rise to systemic concerns about the accuracy or integrity ...