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Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... Super who is also AIST president, said funds should build these gender disclosure and equality requirements into their outsourcing processes when selecting service providers as this will encourage the business community to treat the issue seriously.

Ex Genesys CEO joins boutique board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... with individual implementation via their IMA, has impressed me. "A global trend has commenced whereby businesses are outsourcing investment management in order to build and run scalable, efficient and profitable businesses whilst obtaining the best outcome ...

Rice Warner nabs former Pillar COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... office. The second appointment is Michael Gomersall, who will be based in Melbourne. Gomersall is a specialist in outsourcing, including implemented consulting and multi-employer funds and was previously a Director at Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants. ...

Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... question as to whether future regulation could force SMSFs to undertake mandatory advice from financial planners or outsourcing of their investment strategy back to the professional funds management community." The SMSF segment of the superannuation ...

ASIC MDA review requires further clarity: IMAP

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... more detail to the investment strategy and program. ASIC also asks for more detail on fees charged within the MDA, on outsourcing arrangements and on how the MDA contract might be terminated. At the time operators such as Crystal Wealth have welcomed ...

Russell Investments director to head UniSuper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... of actuarial and benefit consulting. O'Sullivan was heavily involved with establishing Russell's total retirement outsourcing business which enabled the outsourcing of a number of large corporate superannuation schemes to Russell. "His experiences in ...

Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... more detail to the investment strategy and program. ASIC also asks for more detail on fees charged within the MDA, on outsourcing arrangements and on how the MDA contract might be terminated. Sydney-based MDA operator Crystal Wealth also welcomed the ...

Social media a counter-balance to info overload

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... conducting client reviews using Skype, surveying clients annually, conducting webinars, maximising website potential, and outsourcing certain non-strategic functions. Aaron Zelman fellow presented at the AdviserEdge conference and founder of Melbourne-based ...

Advisers expect greater focus on efficiency after FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... advisers felt that technology had more power to improve their efficiency than a range of other initiatives, such as outsourcing, client segmentation, and process re-engineering. Almost 55% of surveyed advisers rated 'Making more use of technology including ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... auditors. On the agenda is the impact of new regulations such as Basal III and FATCA, how to manage GRC and assessing outsourcing opportunities. There will also be three practical workshops targeted at helping advisers assess risk and establish an effective ...