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Bipartisan Senate inquiry to grill financial services again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... financial services industry. The inquiry will continue the task of last year's Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The new Senate investigation will continue to look ...

Advertising won't grow membership, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... CoreData said: "The most critical choice drivers for consumers are trustworthiness, stability, fees and investment performance. Although most funds (particularly industry funds) traditionally perform well in these aspects, there is clearly a glut in ...

Super returns dip but still strong

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper and Workplace rolling 12 month performance index fell during July to return 10.6% compared to 12.7% at end June and 11.7% at end May. Rainmaker, which conducts the research for SelectingSuper, noted that three year super fund ...

Bravura appoints new CFO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... skills and international experience, as well as my deep expertise in technology services, to continuously improve the performance of the business." He commences on 22 September.

Matrix merger to place ClearView among top 10 licensees

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... Wealthsure or Lifespan. Matrix shareholders are being offered $4.407 in cash and 8.776 ClearView shares (subject to performance conditions) per Matrix share. This equates to a total offer amount of $7.75 million in cash plus 15.4 million ClearView shares ...

Perpetual launches Global Share Fund on profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... returns of 22.9% pa over the three years to 30 June 2014, which is 6.3% pa above the benchmark. Perpetual said this performance would have placed the fund in the first quartile for one, two and three years when compared to relevant peers in the Mercer ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... it's not only Wall Street that's benefitting, Brazil's stock market is too - and then some. Gauging from the recent performance of Brazil's stock market, the economy of the B of the BRICS appears to be on its way up. The Bovespa index has advanced by ...

Movers and shakers

... in place to deliver on strategic objectives. McCann will also be responsible for the development of a testing and performance framework to improve client collaboration. Prior to joining Bravura, McCann was director, global production and support at DST ...

Treasury Group announces double digit growth for full year

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... June 2014. Total funds management (FUM) was also up 49% to $25.4 billion. Treasury Group attributed this to strong performance from RARE, IML and the acquisition of ROC Partners (it has a stake in seven boutique managers). The acquisition of ROC Partners ...

IRESS reports profit increase in Australia

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... contribution by the UK, with net revenue for the group increasing 61.5% (AUD) and Segment Profit up 44.9% (AUD). "Performance during the period has continued to reinforce the strength of our strategy to build leading software and provide quality delivery ...