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First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... responsibilities to our members to invest their money in entities with robust governance and a strong track record of responsible corporate behavior," said O'Connor. First Super has 72,000 members in the timber, pulp & paper and furniture and joinery ...

Australian companies 20 years off ESG reporting standards: ACSI

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Ann Byrne. In its annual report, The Sustainability Reporting Journey: Corporate Reporting in Australia - Disclosure of Sustainability Risks Among S&P/ASX200 Companies, ACSI says that whilst there has been ...

Exchange-traded government bonds to trade on ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... allowing retail investors to diversify their savings and providing an important foundation for the development of a corporate bond market. These benefits will help improve Australia's economic competitiveness," ASX chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper ...

Social media may not be the best place to advertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Finance professionals overwhelmed by the social media explosion may take some comfort from Challenger general manager of corporate marketing and communications Stuart Barton's presentation the Financial Standard's annual Sales and Marketing Forum. Barton ...

Access Capital Advisers appoints non-executive directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... Capital Advisers chairman Graham Matthews. "This follows our decision at the end of last year to introduce best-practice corporate governance to the firm. With these appointments, our board will be comprised wholly of non-executive, independent Directors." ...

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... investors to derive income from government bonds and term deposits, which may mean riskier assets such as investment grade corporate and high -yield bonds will see inflows. However, he ruled out huge movements in capital markets on this rate decision. ...

La Trobe Financial announces CIO and COO of the Year

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... Chief Investment Officer of the Year went to Gerard Parlevliet, CIO of Commonwealth Bank Group Super, one of the largest corporate funds in Australia. Parlevliet, who began his career at Commonwealth Bank as a teller, was commended for his fund's consistently ...

A long two-month wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

ASIC warns planners, be careful who you hire

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... Sydney-based securities dealer Aliom Pty Ltd is the latest licensee to be affected by ASIC's crackdown. In 2012 the corporate regulator found Aliom had failed to comply with several conditions of the AFC licence, notably in its monitoring of representatives ...

Neuberger Berman adds EM debt capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... Luttik, Jennifer Gorgoll, Nish Popat and Prashant Singh join as lead portfolio managers of hard currency, local currency, corporate bonds and Asia local bonds respectively. Currently in Sydney to meet with current clients and potential investors, Uriquieta ...