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Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... cautious about choosing the best and most efficient vehicles, not forgetting the increasing number of cheaper and lower governance routes for improving investment efficiency such as using Smart Beta." After Macquarie Group, US firms Bridgewater Associates ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has been honoured by the International Corporate Governance Council (ICGN) with a special award for achievements in corporate governance O'Sullivan was the founding president of ...

BlackRock property head takes PFA top job

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... executive of Centuria Property Funds Jason Huljich said he expected Healy's appointment to lead to continued improvement in governance and achieving best practice industry standards. "The PFA recognises that supporting our members and improving the profile ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... fund. The most complicated bill in the quartet is the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013. The bill amends the Corporations Act 2001 in certain key areas. These include over-riding any provisions ...

Nikko AM appoints chief legal officer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... As we accelerate our growth plans, the addition of Ross as CLO greatly strengthens our executive management team and governance."

Customised portfolios ease FoFA burden

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... numerous dealer group clients enabling licensees to focus on investment management and advice. In addition to pure governance and compliance functions, Select Fund Services also delivers services to multi-asset unit trust structures.

SPAA CEO appointed to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... School, before moving into financial planning and SMSF advice. Commenting on her dual role at SPAA, Slattery said: "Good governance now requires the chief executive to be on the board to ensure there is joint ownership of the strategy between the directors ...

StatewideSuper withdrawn from SelectingSuper assessment

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... available. He said Rainmaker's research program encompasses investment performance, fees, group insurance, extra services, governance and product design. Their most recent report into super fund group insurance covered 14,200 insurance options offered ...

Nikko AM restructures CEO and chairman roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... the company. Nikko AM said it was separating the roles of chief executive and chairman in line with common corporate governance practices where the chairman is in charge of governance related matters and the chief executive executes the business strategy. ...

Mercer tests the water of 'fair capitalism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... risks. "Super funds are expecting their asset managers to engage with their companies on environmental, social, and governance issues," Birgden said. Asset managers, therefore, must "understand the potential risks that that company is facing and to see ...