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Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... sovereign wealth funds with activity among endowment and foundations common. "We are starting to see more action from corporate plans, especially where the corporations themselves have made the move to embed sustainability in the business model. "Looking ...

Australian Unity takes majority stake in Certainty Financial

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Corporate advisory firm Certainty Financial has entered a joint venture with Australian Unity Personal Financial Services, which has taken a majority interest in the practice. Steve Davis, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services general manager ...

Alphington wins corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Alphington Private Wealth is the corporate super adviser for SMEC Super Fund, after being awarded a $45 million mandate. Under the mandate, Alphington will work with SMEC Super Fund staff and management to deliver wealth management, consulting and financial ...

ASIC strikes against currency trader

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... company is said to have raised millions last year, which cannot be accounted for. In other news from ASIC yesterday, the corporate watchdog accepted an enforceable undertaking from Adelaide adviser Barry David Hassell to permanently cease providing financial ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... Accepting the award was David Erskine managing director, equity sales for Citi. "There are some serious issues in the corporate space when it comes to ESG and it is important to try and identify some of those issues before they become a real problem. ...

APS joins forces with SISS Data Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... integrates with other Advance software applications including Advance Tax Manager, Advance Practice Management and Advance Corporate Register, a newly released corporate compliance application with direct online access to ASIC. The next version of Advance ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... deficit of $20bn to a surplus in one year," Dorrian said. The public austerity comes in the context of relatively low corporate profitability and should prompt a re-think of allocation, said Dorrian, citing underperformance in banks' equity, favoured ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... growth and the overhang of the last recession as their rationale. Those who thought the market was overvalued cited high corporate profit margins, gas prices and the economy as their rationale." Explains the markets' indecision of late doesn't it?

Inaugural responsible investing platform launched

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Investment, spoke to attendees about the importance of responsible investing. "Compared to how long it has taken the corporate responsibility disclosure to happen over 10-15 years, we have come a long way," said Dr Gifford. "It is not just disclosure ...

SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Fidelity which believes it could drive the fund operations business offshore. "Scores of organizations - representing corporate treasurers, finance officials from state and local governments, nonprofits, financial advisers, and individual investors - ...