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Advisers in clean bill of health

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Advisers are taking an active approach to their own health, according to the 2010 Zurich Heart Foundation Heart Health Index. One in three advisers have made changes to reduce their risk of heart disease in the last six months with even more reporting ...

Dollar rise to boost planner wages

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... confidence around the economic situation has meant people feel freer to move between jobs, while employers have also become more active in making opportunities available to candidates," said Barbaro. In terms of the rising dollar, Dr Shane Oliver, head ...

AMIST Super takes driver's seat on cash and bonds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... manages money for them but that part of the benefits of having a CIO is that the fund now has the resources to be more active with monitoring their portfolios. For example, Livanas said they've also split their combined $90 million bond and credit mandate ...

Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... overlap with the benchmark, up to 50-60 percent of the portfolio," he explained. "So, effectively, investors are paying active fees for a portfolio that is two thirds passive. And that's something that irritates trustees," he said. By increasing its ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Treasury rebuffs MySuper critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
A major speech given by senior Treasury officials shows how critics of MySuper are missing the point that there is a fundamental shift taking place in how policymakers believe the industry should factor in behavioral economics. David Gruen, who was ...

Commercial property sales rebound: CBRE

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... consulting at CB Richard Ellis, told Financial Standard that pension funds from Korea, Malaysia and Singapore had been active in the sector. "There are some deals in here from Australian super funds but they are very small still," he said, adding that ...

FPA chair to step down in November

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... members were asked to provide details of qualifications, experience and a reason for standing, as well as demonstrate an active involvement with the FPA.

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... his desire for an independent speaker - preferably himself - with that of wanting to be both speaker (ie referee) and an active participant (ie a player) in parliamentary debate even though that denies another MP a vote. The opposition has argued this ...

AMP buys Sydney office for Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... investment officer David Hartley said property was currently considered a key area of investment for the fund. "We've been very active in the domestic market over the past six months taking advantage of opportunities to buy at what is generally accepted ...