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Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... strategy, which it says can identify systemic risk. The new strategy, which has been endorsed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), aims to flatten a portfolio's volatility profile by adjusting to the ever-changing risk profile of the market. "Balanced ...

First State Super CIO departs

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... well-developed and evolved investment philosophy, an impressive mix of investment professionals and strong management and board support, I know that the investment division will continue to respond to the constantly challenging and demanding investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... 4,654 contracts traded. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its April board meeting at 1130 AEST. In companies news, miner Rio Tinto will release its first quarter operations review. On Monday, the ...

Elana Rubin resigns from TAL board

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Elana Rubin has resigned from the TAL board of directors effective immediately, the life insurer has announced. Rubin has been a TAL director since 2007 and was also the chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Technology and Innovation ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... self-directed and adviser-assisted investors, but the new research shows their use is becoming more sophisticated. "ETFs across the board are commonly a directly held investment type, but an interesting trend we're seeing via our OneVue UMA platform ...

Centric Wealth recalibrates advice through newly-formed board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... clients a chance to voice their concerns and priorities in a more structured manner through a newly-formed client advisory board. And despite ongoing industry discussion about fees, the first meeting of the Centric Wealth client advisory group confirmed ...

Canadian pension funds flock to Aussie infra

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Company's current Canadian pension fund clients include Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCO), CPP Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP). OTPP has been an investor in Australian infrastructure for some years now. The ...

Ascalon head moves to BlackRock

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... the Hong Kong- based chief executive Chuak Chan. He was an executive director of Ascalon and Ascalon Asia and sat on the board of several of Ascalon's partner firms. Ascalon is Westpac's boutique incubator and is a 100% Westpac owned subsidiary.

CEOs face pay cuts: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... for executives salaries and bonuses. The 'two-strikes' rule allows shareholders to force re-election of an entire company board if they disagree with how much executives are being paid. "We have seen an increase of situations where pay has been cut if ...

APRA appoints new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... companies spanning a broad cross-section of Australian business sectors, has been appointed a member of the Reserve Bank Board for a five-year term from 7 May 2013.