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AustralianSuper wins $650m Elders mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
AustralianSuper has won a $650 million and 12,500 member-strong corporate super mandate from Elders - making the transfer one of the largest of its kind in Australian corporate superannuation history. The $30 billion-plus AustralianSuper was the successful ...

Qantas Super hunts for member services head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
One of the largest corporate funds in Australia, the $5.5 billion Qantas Superannuation Plan, is on the lookout for a new head of member services. In an advertisement today, Qantas noted that the head of member services will be responsible for member ...

Mercer recommends pullback on global equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... and insurance clients, re-rated global equities back to 'fair value' from 'undervalued'. "We remain optimistic that corporate earnings will continue to recover but the markets have now built in a reasonable amount of expectation around good news in future ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... from broad-based weakness in trading by noon, with European sovereign debt concerns proving a counter to positive local corporate earnings results. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.9 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 4,477.5 points ...

Vanguard outlines responsible investment stance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... shareholder in Regnan, which primarily engages with locally listed firm to enhance long-term shareholder value by improving corporate governance within the listed firm. Watt said Vanguard's stance on the UN PRI, to her knowledge, has not negatively affected ...

Hartsuyker takes aim at govt reviews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation, corporate law and consumer affairs, said the Government has failed to encourage Australians to invest in superannuation by creating an uncertain regulatory environment. Speaking ...

Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Investment Management Program reckons expansion capital, venture capital, distressed securities, special situations or corporate restructuring are alternative assets.

Sign Say on Pay: CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... industry companies "to enact the shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation (or Say on Pay), a timely and needed corporate governance reform." The letter will be sent to JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo ...

Boutique incubators target retail market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Landman, chief executive at Ascalon Capital Managers, said the firm is also adding to its distribution, compliance and corporate governance teams. The boutique incubator's stable includes Alleron Investment Management, Continuum Capital Management, First ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... see this as a positive step. "Our financial services industry has been brought into serious disrepute by the string of corporate collapses most of whom had absolutely nothing to do with the 'advice' industry under the FSRA. Increased powers of investigation ...