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AFM partners with Indon mngr for Aust expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Australian super funds and institutions will be the main area of focus for a new partnership between Melbourne-based funds manager, AFM Investment Partners, and Indonesia's largest national investment manager, Mandiri Investasi. John Donovan, managing ...

Govt $41m finance centre launches new projects

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Federal Government has officially launched its Centre for International Finance and Regulation, with funding allocations to research projects including High Frequency Trading. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Fund managers hoping for a US GDP growth rate of 3 per cent or better are likely to be disappointed if Harvard academic Martin Feldstein is correct. Dr Feldstein recently told the Australian Centre for Financial Studies that the US was unlikely to achieve ...

Super rollovers go electronic

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
A trial program to electronically process super fund rollovers has passed with flying colours and is now open for business. REST, Sunsuper and StatewideSuper tested out the Industry Funds Forum's new eRollover system to see whether it would accurately ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Super fund chief investment officers are paid more than their chief executives, according to new research to be discussed at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) next week. The yet-to-be released report by McGuirk Management Consultants, a long-time ...

ACFS appoints Duffield as chair

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Jeremy Duffield, former chairman of Vanguard Investments Australia, has today begun work for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies as their non-executive chairman, bringing policy-maker connections to the role. The former deputy chairman of the ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The local investment community celebrated innovation and investment stewardship at an awards gathering in Melbourne last night, with Care Super, Goldman Sachs Asset Management & Partners Australia and La Trobe Financial Services among this year's winners. ...

Ahead of the pack

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE MEDIA PARTNER OF THE MFSS.  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
Every industry needs game changers - a select crowd that stirs the pot or keeps raising the bar for everyone else. In financial services, they can be found within the ranks of the innovators and the pioneers. Early next month the Australian Centre for ...

Bank lends aid to fin planning businesses

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
St.George Bank and other lenders are looking to plug the funding gap in the financial planning industry left by its rivals that have withdrawn from the market. Commonwealth Bank's decision to cease lending to financial planning businesses late last ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Aviva Investors, Australian Ethical Investment and Colonial First State are among the fund managers in the running for this year's MFSS 2011 Investment Stewardship Award. The award, hosted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) and sponsored ...