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Caitriona Fay joins Perpetual's philanthropy business

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Perpetual Private, the wealth advice arm of Perpetual Limited, has appointed Caitriona Fay as its new philanthropic services manager. Fay joins Perpetual from The Ian Potter Foundation, where she held the role of senior program manager. Fay is a member ...

RBF shakes up fund with two new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Tasmania's public sector superannuation fund, Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF) has mandated two new fund managers following an extensive restructure of its $1.1 billion Australian equities portfolio. The new structure has made it possible for the fund ...

Fin planners more upbeat over reforms: Zurich

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Financial advisers have become more upbeat about regulatory changes such as the Future of Financial Advice reforms, said insurer Zurich after conducting a survey. Zurich today said the latest measurement of its Risk Adviser Sentiment Index has shown ...

Another former asset consultant joins Cbus

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
Construction industry superannuation fund Cbus has hired a former asset consultant who had previously worked with the fund, in an expansion of its internal investment team. Cbus today said that Brett Chatfield would start from 4 February as an investment ...

Advisers must ask clients about SRI investing: Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... obligate financial planners to ask their clients about socially responsible investing, according to Australian Ethical's Phil Vernon. The managing director of the superannuation and responsible investment specialist thinks that simply asking clients ...

ANZ opens new branch in China

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
ANZ has continued its expansion into Asia by opening a new branch in Hangzhou, it was announced today. Hangzhou, the capital city of the Zhejang province in Eastern China is an important contributor to economic growth and development of the Yangtze ...

PhillipCapital boosts local presence

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
Singapore-based integrated financial house, PhillipCapital launched in Australia this week following the rebranding of Australian broking and advisory firm Octa Phillip. The move is expected to boost PhillipCapital's scale in Australia across wealth ...

Australian pay rate growth underperforms Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Wage growth rates in Australia are significantly lagging Asia, but rather than showing Australia to be under-performing they reflect inflation and productivity growth differentials. A survey just released by the global management consultancy, Hay Group ...

New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Australian charities could face less red tape and donors may feel more confident that their money is going where it should following the launch of a new national charity regulator today. Assistant treasurer, David Bradbury, officially launched the Australian ...

Murdoch matriarch remembered for charity work

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, died overnight at her home in Victoria at the age of 103. She will be remembered as one of Australia's leading philanthropists, dedicating her life to worthy causes. She was known to ...