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AFA releases draft code of conduct

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has released a member consultation paper outlining their draft professional adviser code of conduct. The draft was released with a view to it being finalised before the Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

LUCRF expands in-house investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
LUCRF Super has expanded its internal investment team, which oversees the $3bn fund. Duncan Graham, senior property specialist, and Daniel Grioli, senior investment analyst have both joined the fund. "The growth of the team strengthens the funds internal ...

ASIC eyes off UL property

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission yesterday released the findings of a proactive review of responsible entities operating managed investment schemes in the unlisted property sector. As part of this review, the Australian Securities ...

Hastings wins UK infra mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Hastings Funds Management has been selected by the RBS Group Pension Fund to develop their private market infrastructure assets, with an initial $1.1bn investment. The mandate is to source and manage core infrastructure investments in the United Kingdom ...

ClearView rejects PE bid

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
The board of ClearView Wealth Limited has rejected an "Unsolicited" takeover bid by private equity manager Crescent Capital Partners. In a statement to the ASX this morning, the ClearView Board said it had considered the conditional unsolicited offer ...

Northern Trust continues expansion

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... managing director, Northern Trust Australia. To support the growth, Northern Trust has also secured additional space at 80 Collins Street, Melbourne. Thomson comes to Northern Trust with three decades of financial industry experience, most recently as ...

Six more staff to leave Wilson HTM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Six more Wilson HTM staff members have left the troubled broker, following in the footsteps of a recent exodus of key employees. Last week Wilson HTM's Sydney desk boss Joseph Pagliaro left the firm, along with advisers Wren Bligh and James Hunter ...

StatewideSuper teams up with Health Partners

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
StatewideSuper will partner with Health Partners, a South Australian health fund, to offer discounted health insurance products to members. "We're a proudly South Australian super fund, and supporting the local community has always been a priority," ...

AusSuper to double Asian exposure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
AustralianSuper plans to more than double its exposure to Asia over the next four years, and has established an investment committee to lead the charge. Most of the committee will be based in Asia, and serviced by the investment services team in Australia. ...