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Cbus sacks alleged leaker, plans governance review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... sacked, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Appearing at a hearing for the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption yesterday, Atkin said the employee Lisa Zanatta's employment had been 'terminated'. Atkin also told the ...

Better corporate cash management lifts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Inefficient cash management is costing Australian corporates millions of dollars in extra unnecessary fees and governance risks, impacting their financial performance and in turn costing investors and super fund members foregone investment returns. ...

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... three year periods to August 2014. Funds that define themselves as 'responsible' or follow 'environmental, social and governance' (ESG) factors vary greatly from one another. Some, for example, operate total screening policies on fossil fuels, weapons ...

Federation Alliance appoints acting CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... role, Kenny will be responsible for managing growth and product development, as well as overseeing client services, governance, marketing and sales. Kenny joins Federation Alliance from AMP where he was head of product solutions and pricing for its SMSF ...

MyState Financial becomes MyState Bank

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... granted authority from APRA to call MyState a bank not only recognises the strength of the business and its strong governance, but it allows us to be clear about what we are and what we do," MyState Limited's managing director and chief executive Melos ...

Van Eyk finds buyer for NZ business

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... specialise in the building of portfolios on managed account platforms that maximise transparency and provide superior governance as well as tax benefits for investors," Ramsay said. "We also aim to combine these attributes with our own investment process ...

Former van Eyk asset consultants to launch new business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... specialise in the building of portfolios on managed account platforms that maximise transparency and provide superior governance as well as tax benefits for investors," Ramsay said. "We also aim to combine these attributes with our own investment process ...

AAP adds five boutique firms in a month

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... said that advisers are increasingly looking for advice tools and back office systems, paraplanning, compliance and governance, acquisition funding and succession planning solutions outside of the large institutions.

Global re-regulation takes shine off investment banks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... banks fully embrace a new, more risk-averse culture and enact more far-reaching change to their control functions and governance structures, the chance of rising above the wave of regulation is slim." Carnegie Asset Management (CAM), represented in Australia ...

Family offices returned 9% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... though data suggests this will change in future. The report also revealed that environmental, social, and corporate governance issues were not prevalent in family offices but did have an impact on asset allocation. Family offices that considered these ...