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ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... directors over a US share-trading scandal. In an address given at the ASX annual general meeting (AGM) chairman Rick Holliday-Smith said that the search was on to replace directors Shane Finemore and Russell Aboud and the ASX currently had a "strong ...

Accountant gets 6 years jail for promoting tax avoidance scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
A Gold Coast accountant has been sentenced to 6 years jail for promoting a tax avoidance scheme to clients after the case was successfully brought forward by Project Wickenby, a cross-agency Government taskforce fighting against tax evasion, avoidance ...

Westpac and SunGard extend Adaptiv risk management deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) has renewed an agreement with SunGard for the technology provider to continue providing its Adaptiv global risk management solution. Adaptiv is a scalable enterprise-wide risk management platform which helps more than ...

Link calls on govt to remove Stronger Super red tape

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Australian superannuation fund trustees lack investment experience and must learn to take a hands-off approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment ...

ASX200 CEOs face cuts in fixed pay and bonuses

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Russell and Matrix outcome-focused funds achieve solid start

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
Russell Investment has partnered with Matrix Planning Solutions to develop and launch five actively managed portfolios designed to deliver different outcomes depending on the investor's life stage and needs. The PartnerShip Funds, as they will be known ...

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
Treasurer Joe Hockey and finance ministers from across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to sign a trade agreement in Bali today paving the way for Asia's pension savings to be managed from Australia. The Asia Region Funds Passport, as the agreement ...

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Federal Open Market Committee's surprise decision not to begin tapering its stimulus measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would ...

Institutional investors to lift infra assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
Pleased with the performance their infrastructure assets have produced over the last 12 months, two thirds of institutional investors are planning to further increase their exposure to the sector, according to recent research from alternatives specialist ...