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FSC Industry Excellence Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

Vision Super appoints first independent director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... investment capability to the board." He said Dawson was "a very well-rounded individual who was the best candidate out of a large field." Contrary to fears that there will not be enough candidates to fill a potential mandatory independent trustee quota ...

CBA to fund adviser education and association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... either an advanced diploma in financial planning (or equivalent) or a degree in finance, business, commerce or a related field by 30 June 2017. All advisers will need to belong to an industry association by June 30, 2015, and existing senior financial ...

Global body calls for Asia Funds Passport rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... treatment for all "passported" funds, regardless of existing home country advantages. According to ICI Global, a level playing field would support competition among firms and choice for investors. "Tax certainty is critical for funds to make the economic ...

AMP launches fund for 'clever Australians'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... a difference in Australia. "It might be a community project, an invention, social enterprise or maybe something left-of-field that has never been attempted before like setting an obscure world record. We'd like to give a helping hand to go out and fulfil ...

PROFILE: State Street Global Advisors CEO Lochiel Crafter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Lochiel Crafter was appointed head of the State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) business in Australia and Asia Pacific a year ago. Since then, a number of mandates, appointments and new strategies have kept the company and its CEO busy. By Laura Millan. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
A rebound in the local banking sector has helped the Australian share market to open higher, after Wall Street stocks surged to new records. Strong Chinese manufacturing figures and surprisingly good US car sales pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed performance on Wall Street following a jump in US pending home sales and General Motors' announcement of another massive car recall. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... this year. The committee behind ESG RA also observed that the market has seen some broking houses lose momentum in this field. "It may be that some broking houses have ESG considerations firmly embedded in their mainstream research process and therefore ...

FEAL to recognise top superannuation CIOs and COOs

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... August. She said CIOs and COOs are often overlooked in terms of awards recognition at a time when best practice in this field is essential. According to Rainmaker Research, the superannuation industry manages $1.8 trillion in assets, which could reach ...