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LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Super (LGS) and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) join a global energy efficiency of property portfolio benchmarking foundation. The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assesses the environmental performance of individual ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... benchmarks calculating the effects of franking credits and off-market buybacks on super funds. Though designed for benchmarking purposes, the index series is liquid and tradable - so it can be used as the basis for creating products such as ETFs, the ...

MLC advisers top benchmarking survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... their adviser peers for the third consecutive year, a survey shows. The data, sourced from the Comparator Annual Benchmarking Study for Financial Planning Businesses 2010, found that Godfrey Pembroke advisers ranked first within the "average remuneration ...

IGCC launches climate risk survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... information and analysis on the carbon performance of their portfolios," said Frank Pegan, Chair of Australia/NZ IGCC "Benchmarking their practices against their European and US colleagues will allow Australian funds to learn more effective ways to obtain ...

Plan for Life offloads LifeRisk Online

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... of services and products including quotation systems for web and smartphones, consultancy services, risk insurance benchmarking for Plan For Life and LifeRisk Online. Dingjan worked with Plan For Life and developed the LifeRisk Online Risk Insurance ...

EISS takes over FuturePlus

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... services on two other key clients, EISS and Chifley Financial Services. "This decision has been made after rigorous benchmarking on cost and service and we are now able to operate as our own business with a greater focus on our members, leaving FuturePlus ...

Lack of confidence impedes adviser referrals

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... businesses afloat during the global financial crisis," The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2010 Boutique Practice Benchmarking study recorded a significant increase in the number of existing client referrals reported by financial planning firms, jumping ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... particularly our Retirement Outcomes policy committee and our member benefits projections working group to drive policy and benchmarking around costs and fees. "ASFA now has eight experts in its policy, research and advocacy team. The policy team also ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... research from Investment Trends show that CommInsure came second in the firm's inaugural Investment Trends Life Insurer Benchmarking Report. The researcher credited CommInsure's WriteAway product as one of the 2009 launches that paved the way for more ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... According to Rainmaker Data, default investment options are used for every Workplace Super fund in Australia. The latest Benchmarking Report showed that the amount of assets held within default investment options are substantial. Government funds hold ...