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Two new product development managers at Tyndall AM

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Two product development managers have been appointed at Tyndall AM, after the creation of the asset manager's new sales and marketing division. Shirley Bowles has joined Tyndall as senior manager, product strategy and development, and Steven Birkett ...

ANZ ditches Visa shares

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
ANZ has said that it is undertaking a review of asset valuations, after announcing that it had sold its remaining shareholding in Visa Inc for a $224 million after tax profit. "The industry-wide requirements to hold more capital means that ANZ will ...

APRA releases reporting consultation

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Reporting requirements for superannuation funds would be changed for the first time since 2004 under proposed revisions released in an APRA consultation paper, which includes 31 draft reporting forms and instructions. Information about each trustee ...

Goldman Sachs CFO to retire

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Goldman Sachs Group chief financial officer David Viniar will retire at the end of January 2013 and join the board as a non-independent director. He will be replaced by Goldman Sachs global co-head of securities Harvey Schwartz, who will also serve ...

New Aus equities product for BGC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
A license to offer equity options and cash equities products has been granted to global brokerage company BGC Partners (BGC) by the Australian Securities Exchange. Set to launch 1 October, BGC said the products would boost the firm's range of over-the-counter ...

ISN calls for fast trading moratorium

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
High frequency trading has the ability to impact long term investors such as superannuation funds and there should be a moratorium in the Australian financial markets on using the systems, said Industry Super Network (ISN). ISN's suggestion is part ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Representative bodies have welcomed a decision by construction industry fund Cbus to disclose how much it pays trustee directors and senior executives in its annual report, due out later this week. It is a move expected to be mirrored in the upcoming ...

CBA proffers Storm settlement

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
More money is available for victims of the Storm Financial collapse, after the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and ASIC reached a settlement agreement. Up to $136 million will be offered as compensation for losses suffered by CBA customers who ...

The Fed may have gone too far

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... Reserve has gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do all he can, there are not many options left, Power said, after the enactment of the Federal ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Governments, asset owners and corporations will need to work together in a stronger partnership to achieve a sustainable investment future, new research from Towers Watson has found. After surveying 22 asset managers in conjunction with Oxford University ...