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RiskMetrics buys Innovest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
RiskMetrics Group has bought global sustainability researcher, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. Innovest Strategic Value Advisors client base represents $10 trillion in assets under management and specialises in analysing companies' performance on ...

GESB plans on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Western Australian public sector super fund, GESB's planned mutualisation process has again been shelved after the local government cited tax and bad financial market concerns. Western Australian treasurer, Troy Buswell said significant progress had ...

Regnan adds to governance team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) specialist, Regnan has appointed former CGI Glass Lewis executive, Pru Bennett as head of the firm's governance division. Prior to the appointment, Bennett spent 12 years at research firm CGI Glass Lewis. Regnan ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
A local industry body representing $450 billion of super fund assets comments on the likely impact of stricter governance of the US finance sector, following reports that the Obama administration will soon impose tighter rules on credit default swaps ...

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia's longstanding chief investment officer Eric Smith has resigned, with US Vanguard principal Joseph Brennan poised to take over the reins of the $60 billion asset manager. Robin Bowerman, head of retail at Vanguard Investments ...

PASL names trustee director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Trustee company PASL has appointed former Accountants Super national sales manager, Ian Chisholm as trustee director for a six year term. PASL is the trustee firm which manages PASF super funds; Australian Enterprise Super, RecruitmentSuper and Accountants ...

Frontier hires analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
Frontier Investment Consulting hired hedge fund researcher, Ching Lee as an analyst. Lee previously worked at Shadforth Financial Group/Haintz Financial Services as an analyst and prior that appointment as a research assistant at Monash University analysing ...

Perpetual seeks SMSF leadership role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Perpetual is striving for a leadership position in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector to prevent over-regulation and ensure trustees can access the right information fresh after purchasing SMSF administration firm, smartsuper. Andrew Bloore ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Motivation is hard to come by when the entire world is suffering from a debilitating crisis of confidence, but an upcoming adviser conference will highlight that persistence in the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association ...

Perpetual slashes CGT costs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Advisers looking for an edge around CGT costs can now access Perpetual's WealthFocus Investment Advantage - a new non-super product that allows switching investment options without incurring capital gains tax. Eric Wang, Perpetual group executive of ...