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Noonan named AIST president

AIST RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... appointment would further strengthen AIST's position as the peak representative body for industry, public-sector and corporate funds. Noonan is the current chair of the industry body's policy committee, on the board of Innovation Australia and is chair ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... separate decision the FPA Board re-affirmed that all six of the financial planner remuneration principles should apply to corporate superannuation. "It was agreed that, in accordance with the current legislative approach in the SIS Act, we would widen ...

Open letter to trusted trustees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... effective if they are insourced as part of a super fund's core, not peripheral, activity." It is this mainstream approach of corporate governance, well ingrained in the culture of all super funds, that will do members more good, he said.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... had lacked conviction and interest over the past two weeks, and that the local market had hit a flat spot following corporate reporting season in February. "That sort of theme is showing itself overseas as well. We're seeing extremely low volumes overseas ...

Vanguard appoints MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... James held senior positions with prominent Australian and New Zealand financial companies. He was general manager of corporate distribution with MLC and had responsibility for NAB's Business Bank Wealth management arm. Before that he was a senior executive ...

Brand the top concern for finance industry

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... - has led to market risk/treasury risk rising six positions this year. Paul Venning, national general manager of Aon Corporate Risk Services noted that it was of little surprise that damage to brand and image was the top risk concern for companies for ...

CSSA defends advice role in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA), which represents providers of corporate super fund advisory services, is calling on the Cooper Review not to adopt the proposed choice architecture. Nick Economidis, chair of CSSA, said the choice architecture ...

Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... that will flow for them, from 1 July this year," said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law in a statement yesterday. But Coalition misgivings about the uneven market advantage Medicare will have as the only Approved ...

Super assets reach $1.23 trillion

APRA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... by 3.3 per cent ($5.5 billion) to $172.6 billion, retail funds by 2.6 per cent ($8.7 billion) to $345.7 billion, and corporate funds by 1.6 per cent ($0.9 billion) to $59.9 billion. Contributions to funds with at least $50 million in assets over the ...

Omega hires insto sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... investments," he said. Meanwhile, the firm also launched the Omega Global Government Bond fund and the Omega Global Corporate Bond fund last week.