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Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers said the industry needed to keep pushing for a return to sustainable caps by increasing the levels and said planners needed to be technically vigilant when providing advice around superannuation. ...

AustralianSuper assets under 'climate change' test

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... NABERS energy star ratings. The fund will also seek greater details from international property managers on their sustainable building management practices and energy efficient programmes. Another new approach will be to assess the carbon exposure of ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... actively supporting the GRESB Foundation. "VFMC takes an active approach to ESG and believes that both investor value and sustainable practices can be enhanced through proper management of ESG risks," said Justin Arter, chief executive, VFMC.

Franklin Global Growth gets three-star rating

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... S&P said in a statement. "Generation differentiates itself from many of its mainstream competitors by integrating sustainable investing factors into its investment approach." Insync Global Dividend Growth had also made its debut with a two-star score ...

MLC advisers top benchmarking survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... confirm that a fee for advice model has been proven to be better for adviser business. "We help advisers operate more sustainable business models with a focus on fee for advice, segmentation of clients and long term active relationships," said Nunn. ...

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... opportunities. Companies with good track record, strong cash flow generation, high barriers to entry, companies that have sustainable earnings growth but can remain under appreciated, unloved and overlooked," said Cook. The fund is not against investing ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... manoeuvre. "That is why the Dutch pension system is currently on the move towards a new pension contract that should be sustainable for the future," she said. The problem becomes worse with increased longevity. A possible solution could be to push the ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... Jeffrey Davis, who oversees $5 billion as chief investment officer at Lee Munder Capital Group in Boston. "We're in a sustainable economic recovery. Without any serious move in oil prices, you'll probably get a market that has a firm foundation to it. ...

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... America's economy has "improved considerably... we are still very far away from achieving our dual mandate of maximum sustainable employment and price stability." Similarly, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard is not ruling out the Fed extending its ...

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... G-20 announcement? "We reaffirm our commitment to coordinated policy action by all G20 members to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth...We commit to pursuing the reform of the financial sector... We reiterated our call to improve compliance ...