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Robertson and O'Sullivan receive top honours

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Michael O'Sullivan, chairman of CareSuper, was named the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustee's 2011 Trustee of the Year while superannuation pioneer Mavis Robertson was honoured as the inaugural AIST "life member". The accolades were announced ...

Advisers compare insurance on smartphones

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Financial advisers will be able to compare life insurance from major insurers on their Blackberries, Androids, iPhones or any smartphone after technology provider Omnium widened the capability of its free quoting application. The pioneering firm was ...

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Malaysia is stepping up its push to become a world centre of Islamic finance with the release of a Shari'ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year. Development of the framework ...

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 ...

Welsh retires as VicSuper CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
Bob Welsh, the long standing chief executive of the $7.7 billion VicSuper, will retire at the end of this month. Welsh, aged 64, has led VicSuper since its inception on 1 July 1999, when it replaced the Victorian Superannuation Board as Trustee and ...

More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The former chief investment officer of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation says that "bonds are an accident waiting to happen" and that the global economy is on the cusp of "a huge structural shift, probably one that we haven't seen since 1900." ...

VIP hedge funds open doors

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Investors in Australia are set to gain access to some of the world's most exclusive hedge funds, without having to stump up millions of dollars for the privilege. The Alpha Titans Fund offers investors' exposure to 12 hedge funds, at least three of ...

BlackRock to develop super SMA

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
BlackRock, one of the pioneers of separately managed accounts (SMA) in Australia, revealed plans to launch a superannuation version of its customised portfolio service next year. James Langlands, co-head of customised portfolio solutions at BlackRock ...

Plus Capital signs third distribution deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Sydney-based Plus Capital Investment Management, a third party distributor, has signed a distribution deal with Los Angeles-based Causeway Capital Management. The deal is Plus Capital's third since launching in 2009, following agreements with insurance ...

Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
The time is ripe for super funds trustees and boards to re-assess the competence and skills of their consultants when it comes to socially responsible investing strategies given the breadth and depth of the sector today, said an expert. Matthew Kiernan ...