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Companies get proactive on corp governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... thing by their shareholders," he said. There's no 'correct' method to how companies remunerate their employees, said Stephen Bruce, senior equities analyst at Perennial Value Management. "It's a real can of worms and coming up with a solution is quite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... results. AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd and Hills Industries Group Ltd release annual results. Healthscope Ltd managing director Bruce Dixon addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Growth Opportunities for Australian Healthcare Companies ...

Trust launches strategy review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... and a number of other executives at the firm have launched a strategic review of the business. The review was announced Bruce Corlett, chair at Trust, yesterday at the company's annual general meeting. He said the outcome of the "comprehensive" review ...

UK DB plans must shape up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... quickly enough to changing economic conditions so schemes often fail to lock in favourable movements in the market," said Bruce Rigby, chief retirement strategist at Mercer. As a result, Mercer has launched the Dynamic De-Risking Solution to assist trustee ...

The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... super fund investment options and with that comes problems with balancing member choice with the right liquidity policy. Bruce Garratt, intermediary relationships director at AllianceBernstein Australia, said future super fund options would provide capital ...

HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL are top employers: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... the Shazam recognition initiative, which was an incentive program for staff. Meanwhile, AUSCOAL Super's chief executive Bruce Watson said the distinction was a meaningful and independent barometer for staff sentiment. "The feedback from the survey has ...

Planners tune in to ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... management fees of many Aussie fund managers under pressure - marking ETFs as the next boom market for fee-for-service planners. Bruce Baker, director of Queensland-based Puzzle Financial Advice, said the ETF sector will revolutionise investing in Australia ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... the mining industry AUSCOAL Super has restructured its insurance to offer members scaleable, age-based cover. According to Bruce Watson, chief executive of AUSCOAL, the new default arrangement means the fund has moved from providing all active members ...

Bellwether hires AFM for mandate search

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Bellwether Partners has appointed AFM Investment Partners to source wholesale and institutional mandates. Bruce Bell, Bellwether Partners chief investment officer, said the firm always planned to hire an investment mandate specialist once the investment ...

Pengana wins $50m Auscoal mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... extensive due diligence Auscoal Super chose to invest in the Pengana Global Volatility Fund for a number of reasons", says Bruce Watson, chief executive of Auscoal Super. "We look for highly skilled investment managers and this investment backs the experience ...