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International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015

A research paper by actuarial associations in Australia, the United States and United Kingdom criticises governments for tinkering with pension measures that may further confuse those nearing and in retirement. The paper, 'The challenge of longevity ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015

... investment committee (GIC) said it is less optimistic about the outlook of corporate earnings and share prices in the United States. The committee has also pushed back its forecasted timing of the US Federal Reserve's credit tightening to October from ...

GBST managing director to retire

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015

... five-fold from $22 million to $114 million. The company employs some 600 people in Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States. Puttick said the board had appointed an international executive search firm and will be reviewing a list of internal and ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015

... be inconsistent with Catholic values, according to the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines outlined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (US CCB). It specifically avoids companies involved in producing biological weapons, chemical ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015

A United States Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for actions against institutions that fail to monitor the effects that climate change has on their portfolios. The Supreme Court held on 18 May 2015 that trustees have a fiduciary duty, emanating ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015

... alternative assets. Rajan also said lifecycle superannuation funds are gaining traction globally. He said in the United States about $700 billion has been invested in target-date funds during the last five to 10 years. He said the UK market is growing ...

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015

... the year "we were very deliberately positioned to take advantage of the stimulus monetary policy in Europe and the United States." But with monetary policy set to tighten and investors expecting an increase in interest rates in the US, the fund has significantly ...

Macquarie exec leaves to join boutique fund manager

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015

... Jonathan Horton, who has over 25 years' experience in the industry and worked with Lehman Brothers and UBS in the United States. "In addition to significant growth in our traditional client base of family offices and not-for-profit foundations, we are ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015

... to other so-called emerging markets like Latin America or Eastern Europe. The only market as interesting is the United States, but the US is a developed market, it is well understood and people tend to invest in it anyway. So it's harder to find untapped ...

ACSI calls for better company disclosure

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015

... framework for foreign bribery with key international peer jurisdictions, in particular the United Kingdom and the United States. ACSI calls for "an offence of 'failure to prevent a culture of bribery', or equivalent, be introduced into Australian law ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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