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Former Goldman Sachs exec to head REST in-house equities team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... Hill insisted that REST's rates were competitive with "a wide market use." "Our view is, because you're trying to get performance, you have to have an equivalent level of capability. So cutting costs or trying to be cheap in this regard is a false economy. ...

Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
Investors should not interpret the performance differences between developed and emerging markets as a decoupling of the link between them, according to AllianceBernstein fund manager Morgan Harting. Emerging markets have performed poorly this year ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on world markets overnight. At 0847 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,365. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Right direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... cent) to 3,991.65. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets traded mixed, failing to get a major boost from a record performance on Wall Street and upbeat German data. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.11 per cent to 6,674.3 points, but Frankfurt's ...

Standard Life Investments appoints Australia chairman

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... of the same year. "We recognise the need Australia has for high quality investment skills, expertise and investment performance. Peter's background in financial services will greatly assist us in developing a better understanding of our opportunities," ...

SMEs to pay employees super contributions online

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... bring their own super fund, and that there was no other option," he said. "Employers felt somewhat responsible for the performance of the default fund that they would consider putting their staff into," he added. CFS received MySuper authorisation from ...

HESTA named Super Fund of the Year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... staff. Every day all we do is build the retirement savings of our members." REST Industry Super was named the Long Term Performance Award winner while the bank MySuper products CBA Commonwealth Essential Super and ANZ Smart Choice Super received Innovation ...

Insurance profit falls 25% in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... from $3.1 billion the year before, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) quarterly life insurance performance report showed. Indications that life insurance companies are experiencing a surge in claims seem to be confirmed by the data ...

Crowe Horwath appoints chief executive

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... The company's former chief executive John Lombard stepped down from his position following a review of the company's performance and only two months after the rebrand from WHK Group to Crowe Horwath. The directors then conducted an internal and external ...