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APRA to focus on reinsurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will focus on the performance of reinsurance groups as a way to prevent the negative effects on the insurance industry if a reinsurer was downgraded or failed. APRA senior manager Kate Bible said ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... competitive edge. ASIC commissioner Grag Tanzer will lead a regulatory panel, providing an insight into the size, performance and systemic risk posed by the local hedge fund industry, Myer Family Company investment director Miles Collins will help provide ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... through the 'Breaking News' section. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers in the print edition - are also on iPadA(C) in an interactive. ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... enforcement agency." On 2 and 4 December 2009, while in possession of inside information relating to the financial performance of Gunns, Gay placed orders to sell more than 3.4 million Gunns shares. This trading was prior to the release of Gunns' half ...

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... to the Stronger Super reforms, the panel's concern over risk focused on members making bad decisions based on past performance. In recommendation 4.6, the review said: "It should be mandatory, when referring to past performance of a MySuper product or ...

Hyperion joins Packer in taking Magellan profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... Hyperion's website, Magellan was removed from the fund manager's small cap portfolio in July after a run of strong performance led the management to reconsider the stock's valuation. Hyperion still likes the company, but said it now considers the share ...

Legg Mason appoints former Deutsche Bank exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... of Matthew Davison as Senior Research Analyst. Birtles said it demonstrates the company's "focus on market leading performance and client solutions."

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... It also includes the Custodial Oversight Library and the Enhanced Tool Disclosure. Finally, it includes 'Enhanced Performance Tools', which calculate standard risk measure, risk analytics, and stress testing. At a roundtable hosted by J.P. Morgan, and ...

Executive pay under spotlight in new ACSI guidelines

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has published new governance guidelines outlining how it will assess the behaviour and performance of public company directors. The updated guidelines, developed in consultation with ACSI member funds, focus on investor ...

Mason Stevens opens top Magellan fund to managed accounts

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... 30 June. The Portfolio is concentrated, typically investing in 20 - 30 of the world's most outstanding companies. Performance is expected to come predominantly from capital growth. "This is a wonderful partnership for us given Magellan's reputation and ...