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Unwind for Xmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
What the fudge! Yes I know gentle readers, most especially dear Canadian gentle reader Mike, today's topic is about that thing I placed my right hand on my left breast vowing not to mention again only a weekend and day ago. How can I not break my vow ...

Former CFSGAM exec joins Frontier Advisors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Industry fund-owned asset consultant Frontier Advisors has appointed former head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) Property Tim Stringer as a senior consultant in its real assets team. Stringer, who moves to Frontier from a position ...

Industry and retail fund mergers on the cards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
As the pressure on superannuation funds to merge increases, large industry funds may start looking to retail funds for merger opportunities, according to DST Global Solutions head of business development Rhys Octigan. Octigan said that technological ...

'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013

Black Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
Were it not for the Australia-Indonesia spat, financial market activity's turning out just as I feared at the start of this week - dull and boring. What's in a word? Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused to say "sorry" (ala Johnnie Howard) only ...

Feds speak Fedspeak yet again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013

Funds explore hidden benefits of APRA reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Super funds will be "missing a trick" if they fail to make the most of data gathered to meet the new reporting standards of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), according to Rhys Octigan, regional head of business at DST Global Solutions. ...

NFP funds turning to direct investment options in droves

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
The large majority of industry superannuation funds are looking to add direct investment options (DIOs) to their service offerings with some even considering opening the service to non-members through separate legal structures according to Lonsec Fiscal ...

Cbus, FPA explain their referral deal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Cbus explain how their pilot professional advice referral service will work. First of all, it will run from January to June 2014 and be available to Cbus members in Queensland, South Australia ...