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We've left bottom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
Equity markets have come a long way after hitting their lows in March. Their run-up was first measured in days, day stretched into weeks and now...months. The optimism engendered by the slowly mounting economic indications that the market has left the ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
APRA, ASIC and the RBA have released a report that identifies where major fund managers and super funds can improve in terms of how they manage OTC derivatives in the wake of the credit crisis. This month the regulators and the RBA released the findings ...

VicSuper seeds $150m low carb fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Super fund VicSuper continues to take the front step in addressing the global carbon emissions challenge when it awarded Vanguard an initial $150 million mandate to invest in stocks that generate the same returns as the market but with half the carbon ...

Regnan to appoint new ESG research manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Regnan is looking for a new ESG research manager after Nathan Fabian takes a new role at the Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand (IGCC). "We are sad to see Nathan move on but our loss is the IGCC's gain. Climate change is a major ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Super funds, insurance firms and credit unions have just three weeks to deliver a written submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on effectively managing information technology (IT) risk. The regulatory body said IT risk ...

ASF names former S&P head as CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Australian Securitisation Forum has appointed former Standard & Poor's managing director, Chris Dalton, as chief executive. Dalton replaces Greg Medcraft, who was appointed commissioner at Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Refine board succession: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
Industry, corporate and public sector super funds must improve their board succession strategy to ensure the funds continue to operate effectively, according to a new survey. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) commissioned research ...

CGT roll-over relief for super mergers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Federal Government is expanding the optional capital gains tax (CGT) roll-over for capital losses for mergers of complying superannuation funds. Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, last week announced that the optional ...

More boutiques on BTIM's radar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
With $37 million in free cash burning a hole in its pocket and a solid $30 billion in funds under management in the half year to March, BT Investment Management looks well placed to add more to its boutique line-up. BTIM, which today announced a cash ...

Mercer adds boutique, adds staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Mercer is building five research boutiques within the firm's investment consulting business and adding more staff to compete with specialist single asset class research firms. Mercer's boutique divisions cover fixed income, equities, bonds, real estate ...