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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 ...

Clients duck for income cover

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... compiled by international financial consulting group NMG Financial Services Consulting. It is considered a key industry benchmarking report, said PIS.

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, including data from Plan For Life Risk Insurance Benchmarking Reports in each of the four quarters of 2008. More than 400 advisers were then surveyed to analyse each insurance company's ...

First State Super wins low cost race

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... make $15 billion First State Super the 'lowest cost' public offer fund in Australia, based on the latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report. The report reviewed 502 funds across all categories and acknowledged First State Super as the lowest cost public offer ...

AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... including pension fund and platform heavy weights ARIA, REST, GESB and BT. According to the Rainmaker super fund Benchmarking Report analysis of the 2008 group insurance market, AIG is the biggest insurer measured by total members covered for death-only ...