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ING focuses on executive governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Following public outrage against big financial institutions acting irresponsibly, Europe-based ING Group's top 200 managers have signed a company memorandum that binds them to act with integrity at all times. Signatories to the principle's vow to act ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for commission payments for risk products to continue, citing fee-for-advice payments on risk products could make life insurance too expensive for clients. According to a press statement, the FPA Board ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

Angel in the detail: Cooper's cost cutting measures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Jeremy Cooper, head of the Super System Review, estimates super funds can save up to $1 billion in costs by doing little things that add up to mean a lot. Speaking at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CSMF) yesterday, Cooper detailed the 'super stream' ...

Praemium targets new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Praemium is looking to "rebrand" its V-Wrap service in the coming months with improved services, and working on a separately managed account offering that gives investors exposure to asset classes outside equities. Speaking at the Praemium Business ...

ING enhances OneCare

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
ING Australia has improved its life insurance product, OneCare, that allows policy holders to increase their cover by up to 25 per cent on the amount insured on every third year policy anniversary without a medical check-up. The insurance firms 'future ...

CFS to hire ESG manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) is in the process of hiring an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) manager to help the group progressively embed ESG considerations across the funds it manages, now exceeding $145 billion. ...

Westpoint investors win $13.5m compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
ASIC has successfully obtained court approval of a $13.5-million settlement from State Trustees on behalf of Westpoint investors. The class action initiated by ASIC against Melbourne based trustee company, State Trustees, relates to investments made ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open relatively flat as Wall Street edged into the red at its close as the Federal Reserve said the economy continues to grow at a slow pace. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Mercer restructures MM portfolio ahead of inflation threat

MERCER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Amundi, BlackRock and Challenger are among the new managers under the Mercer Multi-Manager Funds ahead of the possibility of an inflation 'break out' in the next few years. In a sweeping review of its multi-manager line up, Mercer has strengthened its ...