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HSBC invests $100m in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
HSBC Group has announced a five-year global investment of $100 million in water following findings that by 2050 the GDP of the top 10 river basins will exceed that of the USA, Japan and Germany combined. A new report commissioned by HSBC from Frontier ...

CSSA: MySuper puts corporate super insurance at risk

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
CSSA: MySuper puts corporate super insurance at riskThere is a fundamental flaw in the assumptions being made by Treasury regarding what happens to a member's benefits when they leave a corporate super fund, according to the Corporate Super Specialist ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
It is ironic that the country that brought the world the story of the "Sword of Damocles" is itself now that very sword dangling precariously above the heads of world financial markets. Any moment now. Events in Greece over the past few days have jacked ...

Northern Trust secures UK charity mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Northern Trust has won a GBP345 million mandate from The Nesta Trust for custody and related services. The mandate represents Northern Trust's focus on charities, foundations and endowments following recent wins in the UK from the Health Foundation ...

Carter exits QIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... real estate assets and explore untapped opportunities in the Australian and international commercial property sector," said Doug McTaggart, chief executive of QIC. "I would like to acknowledge and thank Rob for his integral role in the development of ...

New service to boost retiree returns by 1pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... investment strategies for their retiree fund members that takes into account their differing risk tolerances and time horizons. Doug Bucknell, managing director of the Australian division of the Fiduciary's Friend consulting group that holds the licence ...

Govt names Foreign Investment Review chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Brian Wilson will take over as chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board, replacing John Phillips AO who will retire on April 16 after 15 years in the role. Announced today by Treasurer Wayne Swan, Wilson has been appointed for a five-year period ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... agency with responsibility for managing this debt. Three quarters of this debt is in the hands of overseas investors, said Dr Doug MacTaggart, chief executive of QIC Limited, at a recent superannuation industry seminar. MacTaggart said the popularity ...

Super funds should refocus on fixed interest

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... need to readjust their view of fixed interest to see its potential as a pre-retirement asset class and its complexities. Dr Doug McTaggart, chief executive of QIC, said that rather than super funds thinking about fixed interest as an asset class for ...

Southeastern targets instos with Australian expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... make excellent potential long-term partners." Former CEO of Americas and global head of client service for AXA Rosenberg Doug Burton has joined Southeastern as head of the Australia/New Zealand business. The rationale for the expansion is the popularity ...