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Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Investors must mount pressure on fund managers if they want to see an improvement in private equity transparency, according to Hamilton Lane's managing director Tara Blackburn. While the sector has made significant strides to overhaul its reputation ...

Mason Stevens appoints head of equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Mason Stevens has appointed Jack Chemello as head of equities in a newly created role, it was announced today. Chemello joins from BT where he was portfolio manager of the flagship BT Imputation fund. He also managed BT's ethical funds and was responsible ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The IQPC Financial Services Operational Risk and Compliance conference in early December is designed to help advisers assess risk, get the most from their budget and develop strategies to overcome the challenges posed by regulatory change. Recent scandals ...

BT Wrap first to hit tax statement deadline

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
BT Wrap has become the first major Australian platform to deliver all of its investors' Wrap Tax Statements for 2012. The product provider benefited from improvements to its administration system to deliver statements to more than 200,000 investors ...

Airlie selects RBC as custodian

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
Airlie Funds Management has appointed RBC Investor Services as a global custodian, it was announced today. The boutique investment house is headed by John Sevior, former head of equities at Perpetual, and former Treasury Group managing director David ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... $33.53, Rio was four cents firmer at $55.74 and Woodside had climbed 22 cents to $33.80. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said there was a shift towards these big resources companies as the local market consolidated recent gains. "There is a switch ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... market opened on a positive note as investors looked past a mixed lead from Wall Street. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said RBA's decision on Tuesday to lower the cash rate to 3.25 per cent, from 3.5 per cent previously, was continuing to support ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... sector opened 0.45 per cent weaker. Meanwhile, Woolworths shares dipped slightly after it announced the sale of its Dick Smith Electronics chain to a private equity firm for $20 million. Woolworths shares were 30 cents lower at $28.98 at 1045 AEST. In ...

NAB strengthens asset servicing division

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... performance and risk analytics system which will significantly enhance the data NAB can provide to their clients Suzanne Smith, general manager of client delivery at NAB Asset Servicing said Naresh is very well respected in the industry and his client-focused ...

CEO bonuses tumbled in 2011

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... Kloppers, had a statuary pay of $11,803,992 and a realised pay of $17,343,612. The second highest paid CEO in 2011 is Mike Smith at ANZ with a statuary pay of $10,038,896 and a realised pay of 1$14,748,956. Taking the third palace for the same period ...