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BOQ director announces resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... roles at Citi, Eastwest Airlines and Prudential Assurance Company. Commenting on his departure, Berkett said: "There is a sound strategy in place which differentiates BOQ from its competitors and we are seeing the results of the company delivering on ...

QIC launches retail property fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Institutional investor, QIC, has announced the creation of the QIC US Shopping Centre Fund, allowing investors to benefit from the performance of select US retail real estate markets. QIC are targeting to raise US$750 million ($1 billion) to US$1billion ...

Acadian appoints VP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... said: "We're delighted to have Suhail join the team. He has a strong quantitative background but importantly, possesses a sound understanding of stock fundamentals. "He also has a wealth of experience in tax-effective investing, an area of significant ...

Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... "The consumer bank delivered strong home loan and deposit growth and well-managed margins. The business bank also recorded sound balance sheet growth, particularly in SMW, with margins stable over the period." He added: "However, sector headwinds contributed ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... that economic prosperity and the financial wellbeing of our members depend on a healthy environment, social cohesion and sound corporate governance, and we integrate these considerations into our investment approach. "LGS sees climate change as the number ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
A global retirement solutions executive says a stable, or even climbing, asset allocation glidepath in post-retirement may be a more sensible approach for target-date superannuation funds. J.P. Morgan Asset Management global head of retirement solutions ...

Lonsec and Zenith upgrade Fidelity ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... the fund manager has identified as identified as being attractively valued, having strong competitive position and with sound company management. The fund outperformed the S&P/ASX Mid Small Index by 7.18% over the 12 months to 29 February 2016 and has ...

Super governance at top of APRA agenda

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... to highlighting better practices, as well as areas where improvements are required in line with accepted principles for sound governance. Finally the prudential regulator will be following up its 2014 work on conflicts management, which identified oversight ...

Mercer calls for total retirement income perspective

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... and should not be considered in isolation. Concentrating on only one component will adversely affect the development of a sound and sustainable retirement income system," said Knox. "It is not enough to state that superannuation should substitute or ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... directors. By 2015, this number had fallen to 21%. AMP Capital corporate governance manager Karin Halliday said there is a sound business case for improving gender diversity on company boards. "In addition to demonstrated links between performance and ...