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Verity and newfocus unveil marketing benchmarking study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... fund marketing leaders: that there is only minimal information about peer funds thus making comparisons and campaign benchmarking extremely difficult. "I only ever received meaningful information on my fund and not my peer or competitor funds. This meant ...

AMIST backs after-tax benchmarking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said this is an example of the super industry embracing after-tax benchmarking. "Enabling members to compare investment performance, on an after-tax basis, is essential for the industry to become ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... behind the research, the European Centre for Corporate Engagement at Maastricht University, said that they hope the benchmarking will serve as a catalyst for environmental engagement in property investments. Angelien Kemna, chief investment officer at ...

AvSuper appoints NAB

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... servicing division has supported AvSuper's custody requirements since 1998. NAB's reappointment follows an extensive benchmarking review process which began in September 2009 and included benchmarking NAB against the service standards and fees of alternative ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... Association (IFSA). For overseas data, Deloitte analysed comparable information collected by a Canadian research firm CEM benchmarking. New IFSA chief John Brogden said that IFSA hopes the new research will assist the Cooper Review, the ongoing review ...

UN PRI gets tough and de-lists signatories

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... Even though the UN PRI is shedding some of the deadwood from its ranks Gifford said the PRI is not meant to be a benchmarking tool but an process that will ensure more institutional investors are "active owners" of their assets. "PRI is still an aspirational ...

AvSuper appoints JANA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... AvSuper has appointed JANA Investment Advisers Pty Ltd as the fund's investment consultant. The appointment follows a benchmarking review of various investment consultants. AVSuper's previous asset consultant was Russell Investment Group, Rainmaker Information ...

Carthona to advise on $500m insto money

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... On the back of this business the firm hired Stephen Badgery as an analyst. Badgery will provide market analysis, benchmarking and assist in sourcing assets. Badgery previously worked at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's agribusiness division in Wagga ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... Martin Tolar, chief executive of ACI. The ACI also recommended that recognised performance standards be mandated as a benchmarking tool. The Investment and Financial Services Association has also come out to support APRA's move, and said the regulator's ...

Macq opens fin planning consultancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... assigned to research the boutique financial planning space. In addition, Macquarie Adviser Services conducted two benchmarking studies over two years across 180 boutique financial planning practices. This research formed the basis for the consultancy ...