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New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Australian companies will be under pressure to publish their environmental, social and governance risk under a new reporting guide launched today. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have ...

Industry looks to draw line under reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
By comparing the government to a gestating sperm whale at the FSC conference, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten made light of slow progress implementing financial services reforms but patience is wearing thin within the industry. Shorten himself has ...

Opes Prime directors admit guilt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
Lirim Emini and Anthony Blumberg, the former directors of Opes Prime Stockbroking (OPSL), pleaded guilty to charges related to the collapse of the company in 2008, which left around $630 million owed to creditors. Facing charges brought by ASIC in front ...

Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Telstra Super has made changes to its insurance design, reducing the price of income protection, death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The fund, insured by TOWER Australia, has cut income protection and death and TPD premiums by up to ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
"Grab your coat and leave your hat Leave your worries on your doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street." -Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of the Street Whew! After the nerve-wracking "will it won't it" - default, be bailed out ...

AustralianSuper, Westscheme merger completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
AustralianSuper has hit $42 billion in funds and 1.8 million members after today officially merging with West Australian super fund, Westscheme, coinciding with its launch of an aviation division. Since announcing plans to merge in February this year ...

ANZ Wealth names head of finance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
ANZ Wealth has secured former BT Financial Group and Westpac heavyweight, John Frechtling, as its head of finance and chief financial officer for OnePath. Frechtling will occupy both roles starting on July 4. Prior to joining ANZ Wealth, Frechtling ...

Credit Suisse appoints former BlackRock MD

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Will Britten, the former managing director of BlackRock Australia, joined Credit Suisse yesterday, as its new managing director and head of asset management in Australia. The appointment signals Credit Suisse's intention to become a more influential ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
In case you missed it, former US Federal Reserve Alan 'el maestro' Greenspan has just declared Greece dead - well, almost. No way out. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Greenspan declared that the "chances of Greece not defaulting are very ...

Russell funds get stars

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
The Russell Australian After Tax Fund has been assigned a four-star 'NEW' rating by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and its Russell Enhanced Income Shares Fund has been awarded a three-star 'NEW' rating by the research and ratings house. The Russell Australian ...