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ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The $1 billion on-balance sheet Australian National University investment fund has announced it is modifying its investment guidelines to ensure investments it holds in the future will "minimise social injury". However, ANU chancellor and former minister ...

ISA asks for scaled, affordable advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has asked the Government to encourage scaled advice within the industry superannuation funds. In a document outlining the organisation's policy priorities for the period from 2013 to 2016, ISA stated that "financial advice ...

Federal election boosts Australians' economic optimism

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
Australians' economic optimism has rebounded after the Federal Election, with the Allianz Future Optimism Index more than doubling from July to September. Allianz Future Optimism Index hit a 12-month high in February with an index score of 12, but political ...

ACSI appoints Future Fund exec as new chief

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has appointed senior Future Fund executive Gordon Hagart to replace chief executive Ann Byrne who will retire from the role in October. Hagart is currently head of environmental, social and governance ...

RBA red flags SMSF property exposure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined the string of organisations that are concerned about self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) exposure to property. In a Financial Stability Review, the RBA noted that changes to superannuation legislation ...

Future Fund starts global search for MD

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013

Select AM strengthens partnership with MGD Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
MGD Wealth has added a third portfolio from Select Asset Management, further strengthening the companies' partnership. MGD Wealth has added Select AM's LDI Connect 20 Portfolio to its investment options. The new portfolio aims at providing cash reserves ...

ASIC, "twin peaks" model faces review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Evidence that it took at least 16 months for ASIC to act on whistleblowers' information about misconduct within the Financial Planning division of Commonwealth Bank became a turning point in the long-running debate around the effectiveness of the current ...

Consumer at centre of this year's AFA Conference

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
Following widespread industry reforms aimed at putting the needs of the client first, this year's AFA Conference will focus on the "Age of the Consumer". Twitter co-creator Dom Sagolla, customer service guru, New York Times best-selling author Ron Kaufman ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
Australia's locally sourced funds management market climbed 12.7% during 2012-13 to reach an all-time record high of $1.614 trillion. Driving the growth was the 24% ASX return, the 33% return from international equities and an estimated $139 billion ...