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FPA names board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) named its board with Julie Berry and Mark Spiers re-elected in their roles. Julie Berry was re-elected as FPA chair and Mark Spiers was re-elected as deputy chair. Berry has more than 17 years experience in financial ...

Hedge funds hit by shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... fund's redemption or application terms, a survey found. The Australian arm of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the representative body of the local hedge fund industry surveyed their hedge fund manager members to find the impact ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... officer at MTAA Super for 10 years during which time he was awarded Executive of the Year in 2006 by the Fund Executives Association (FEAL). Watson also had a number of past roles within Australian Government agencies including the Department of Finance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... investor confidence, the Seek employment index data for September and the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index data for September. In equities, Euroz Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Perth and ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... European countries represents more than $4 trillion. Eurosif, the European equivalent of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), report found SRI assets under management represents roughly $4.7 trillion at the end of December 2007 ...

APRA rebuffs super stats critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
APRA has smacked down criticism by retail groups that the regulator's superannuation fund performance research is flawed. Ross Jones, APRA deputy chairman, in a letter accompanying the release of their report, A Response to [the] Review of APRA's Investment ...

Intech appoints Hawkey to board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
Intech Investments appointed former Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) board member, Daryl Hawkey as independent non executive director to its board. Hawkey's banking and funds management career spans 40 years, working at Sagitta Wealth ...

AFA pilot course a success

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
Course administrators and participants have hailed the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) inaugural FChFP Pathway Program a success. Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive, said for 11 advisers to participate in the pilot program is a great result ...

Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... issues into investment processes remains the biggest hurdle for integration. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors sustainability senior research analyst, said ...

Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... firms, according to Donald MacDonald, BT Pension Fund trustee and UK PRI chair. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, MacDonald, said pension funds are not blameless in the current credit market ...