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BlackRock appoints director of insto client business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... clients and will be based in Victoria. She joins BlackRock from Fidelity Worldwide Investment where she has worked as associate director of institutional business for the past three years. Prior to this she was senior account manager with State Street ...

Bribery and corruption concerns for super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Superannuation funds must take into account the company's bribery and corruption policy when investing, as at least half of ASX-listed companies don't have a clear statement on these issues, according to recent Citi research. The study investigated ...

Islamic finance forum to discuss Shariah growth opps

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... various investment products," said Amanie Advisors Australia. Speakers at the forum include National Australia Bank associate director of Islamic capital markets Imran Lum, National Stock Exchange of Australia chief executive Emlyn Scott and chairman ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Mismanaging the risks associated with Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues can cost businesses as much as $21.4 billion, according to an ESG impact study on ASX-listed companies by Credit Suisse. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues ...

UK adviser reforms drive out 9,400 advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The UK's Retail Distribution Review and its push to increase the professionalism of their adviser force has already lead to a 23% collapse in the number of financial advisers. The figures, based on analysis released by the UK Financial Services Authority ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... outperformed its benchmark by cumulative 21%. It has also surpassed the MSCI World Index by 28%. Kohen was previously associate director of Access Capital Advisers, a specialist infrastructure management firm.

ASIC releases draft super benefits calculator guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
ASIC has issued a discussion paper on its proposed policy for superannuation forecast calculators that clarifies assumption the regulator wants fund trustees to include. The paper also outlines what guarantees of protection they will grant if fund promoters ...

NGS Super adds three new directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... experience as head and business manager of numerous independent schools over the past 25 years. He is also an adjunct associate professor in the School of Education at the University of NSW. Le Duff was, for the last 17 years, chief executive of the ...

AXA IM launches two SmartBeta products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
AXA Investment Managers has announced the launch of two new smart beta products, designed as alternatives to index trackers. The AXA IM SmartBeta Equity and AXA IM SmartBeta Bond strategies use rules based filters to reduce exposure to risks associated ...

US advisers don't understand clients risk tolerances

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
Advisers in the US are recommending products to clients based on inadequate risk profiling assessments, according to research from Cerulli Associates. The result is that clients are being put into investment and risk products that don't suit their risk ...