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Regnan adds to governance team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... services. Erik Mather, Regnan managing director, said Bennett's appointment demonstrates the firm's commitment to be a proactive advocate to improved governance practice. "This is a critical moment for investors to advocate improved governance practices ...

End 'set and forget' strategy: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... according to van Eyk. Nigel Wilkin-Smith, van Eyk head of the strategic research unit, said financial planners must be more proactive in their portfolio management. "Financial advisers cannot rely on the set and forget model. Active management will be ...

APRA to review exec pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... institutions to public concerns about remuneration have been very low key, institutions in the US are taking a more proactive position. According to the New York Times, Morgan Stanley has even gone as far as introducing claw-back provisions so executives ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... of a cent after saying it had signed a strategic sales agreement worth $3 million over three years with Texas-based Proactive Communications Inc. At 1231 AEDT, market turnover was 576.68 million shares, valued at $1.78 billion, with 430 stocks up, 288 ...

Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... to the global financial sector. "We are part of the global community, we are learning and we are aware. We are taking proactive measures to continue our growth, we will continue to manage and assess our strategies and we will make adjustments according ...

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... policy responses by the Australian government and the central bank. Australia's monetary and fiscal authorities are being proactive in their policy responses. The Reserve Bank of Australia has lowered interest rates by 100 basis points early this month ...

MCG appoints Select

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... Management. "The complexities in structuring portfolios that included alternative assets, absolute return managers and proactive asset allocation makes it difficult, dangerous and near impossible for even the most sophisticated wealth managers to do ...

Sunsuper's new service nets 270 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... administration and enrolment costs as well as reduce the amount of required paperwork. "We want to encourage people to be more proactive when selecting a super fund and take control of their investment decisions instead of relying on their employers ...

DC pension risk reviews flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... least number of risk assessments in the last 12 months - only 10 per cent. Standalone trust based DC plans were more proactive with 32 per cent undertaking a risk assessment over the same time period. Smith said it was possible some schemes could have ...

JV moves Invesco into China PE

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... and Power Holdings (CLP). "The equity fund management partnership between Huaneng Capital Services and Invesco is a proactive effort in using new financing means to promote industrial development," said Huang Yongda, China Huaneng Group vice president. ...