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BetaShares appoints AFR columnist as chief economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has appointed economics commentator David Bassanese to the newly-created role of chief economist. Bassanese spent several years in the financial markets as a senior economist and interest rate strategist ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Platinum Asset Management Limited and Iress Limited are among just four ASX 200 companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI ...

Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
Super funds should not be shy of demanding full holdings disclosure from alternatives managers in order to meet reporting standards, HOSTPLUS chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has said. Sicilia said that if the managers refuse to provide the information ...

Brogden leaves FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
John Brogden will step down as chief executive of the Financial Services Council (FSC) at the end of the year, FSC chairman Greg Cooper has announced. Brogden leaves the role to take up a position as chief executive of the Australian Institute of Company ...

Canadian pension fund buys AMP NZ property portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
One of Canada's largest pension investors, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, has bought a complete portfolio of New Zealand properties managed by AMP Capital worth NZ$1 billion. AMP Capital said the sale would allow investors, which include ...

QIC funds added to Federation platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Two QIC managed funds, DDH Global Fixed Interest Alpha Fund and the DDH Balanced Growth Fund, have been added to the Federation Managed Accounts fund. The funds' responsible entity is DDH Graham, and the funds are managed by QIC. Federation described ...

AMP launches fund for 'clever Australians'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
AMP has launched a $1 million fund to help talented Australians 'pursue their dreams'. The launch came after a survey found that 60% of Australians say lack of money prevented them from pursuing their dreams. The $1 million-a-year 'Tomorrow Fund' is ...

HOSTPLUS nearly ready for SMSF infra investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
HOSTPLUS' infrastructure investment option for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is ready to go, pending the approval of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the fund's chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has said. The option ...

Alternatives managers must be more transparent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
Alternatives managers will need to be more transparent with their super fund investors in order to help them meet regulatory reporting requirements, according to BNP Paribas. Madhu Gayer, head of investment reporting and performance for Asia-Pacific ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
In July last year Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley stood alongside Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden and announced that the two wings of superannuation would be burying the hatchet. They wouldn't ...