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Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... remuneration of directors has come under attack," explained Brogden, adding, "we support APRA's proposals to further align corporate governance standards in super with banking, general and life insurance industries." In terms of new capital requirements ...

Move to horizontal integration for wraps

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... Sharesight. Sharesight's product uses cloud computing to track portfolio returns and then link to accounts so dividends and corporate action fees are automatically pulled in with franking applied to accounts to eliminate duplication with data entry. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
The Australian share market was largely positive as investors digested the impact of the Greek parliament's vote for austerity measures to secure an international bailout. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.7 points, or 0.09 per cent ...

Mercer appoints outsourcing head for Aust/NZ

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... business leader for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for administration and services such as Mercer Super Trust, corporate stand-alone clients and industry and public sector funds. Mercer's outsourcing business holds nearly 1.3 million members ...

Intersuisse/ Austock securities buyout goes ahead

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... mid-March. The new venture will be a diversified investment management and financial services group comprising Securities, Corporate Finance and Asset Management businesses. It will have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast. ...

Fixed asset allocation outdated: Schroders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... portfolio in equities, 20-25% in cash and the other 50% in debt-based investments tapping into different parts of the corporate capital structure. "The key aspect is there's flexibility to change that," said Doyle. The things that should drive what we ...

Macquarie outlook mixed, annuities solid

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... said Moore. However, Macquarie's three annuity-style businesses - Macquarie Funds, Banking and Financial Services and Corporate and Asset Finance - did perform to expectations with the combined FY12 net profit contribution expected to be up by approximately ...

Shorten urges banks to stand by staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has urged Australia's banks not to fall victim to "corporate amnesia". It follows news yesterday that Westpac, which made over $6 billion in profit last year, would be slashing up to 560 jobs as part of cost ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed in cautious trade amid weaker-than-expected US economic data, slumping Japanese corporate earnings and ongoing uncertainty over Europe's debt crisis. Markets were broadly unmoved by official data from China showing ...

Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... report found that in Australia, the impact of poor asset returns and falling bond yields have generally been passed from corporate and government balance sheets to individuals due to the advent of Superannuation Guarantee. "This approach makes greater ...