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AGEST signs GBST

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... amid the fund's move to focus on after-tax performance of Australian Equities mandates. GBST will deliver after-tax benchmarking and performance management services for six AGEST mandates. The agreement is driven by a change in focus of the Australian ...

Towers Watson leverages Deloitte talent for exec pay unit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... reward and HR due diligence and broad-based rewards including pay reviews, compensation system design and market benchmarking. "There are excellent opportunities in executive compensation consulting and this offers significant areas for future growth ...

NGS Super embraces after-tax benchmarking with FTSE ASFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... Andrews, said the firm had worked with NGS over the last 12 months through the transition period towards after-tax benchmarking, which will benefit NGS members to compare investment performance on an after tax basis. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... Retirement Standard is now an independent initiative by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) benchmarking the annual budget needed by Australians to fund either a comfortable or modest standard of living in the post-work years. ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
S&P Indices and the ASX have released an indices suite of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia which they expect will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian ...

SMSFs feeling the age gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... at a Women in Super event yesterday. Speaking at the event, Sarah Brennan, managing partner of Comparator Business Benchmarking, explained to delegates about the growth of the SMSF industry based on her data and spoke of the opportunities for the wider ...

Advisers expect profits to climb 10pc despite FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... regulatory doom and gloom plaguing its future. The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2011 Financial Planning Practices Benchmarking survey of 109 boutique and mid-tier financial planning practices, found that 73% expect 10% higher profits in two years ...

TAL continues insurance upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... new features with pre-approvals no longer necessary and automatic coverage in place for employees. "We did a lot of benchmarking across the market and sat down internally across the market and asked what are we trying to achieve with these products. ...

Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... As FX and cash leakages rises up the agenda of funds, Liddy will look into how they are being measured, if at all, benchmarking and how to monitor counterparty risk and reducing costs. "If I was a fund manager and I could guarantee you an extra 100 basis ...

UniSuper keen to boost after-tax returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
UniSuper is looking to increase member returns by appointing GBST to provide after-tax benchmarking solutions to assess fund manager performance. The $28 billion fund said that the Cooper review had made the case for super funds to implement after-tax ...