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UK pensions demand more face time with fundies

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... their long term objective of being able to meet the pension promises of their members," said David Paterson, head of corporate governance at NAPF. "However, there is more work to be done to ensure that pension funds improve the effectiveness of their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... TOKYO - Japanese share prices fell for a fourth straight session amid uncertainty about prospects for the economy and corporate earnings, dealers said. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 135.2 points, or 1.38 per cent, to 9,680.87. HONG KONG - The ...

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Financial services institutions and professionals continue to throw their support behind associations and industry bodies such as the FPA, ASFA and SPAA despite pressure to cut costs. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), Association of Superannuation ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... disclosing key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues. The Amnesty International letter to Shell highlighted the oil firm's business principle 7, which commits ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... SelectingSuper performance figures, not for profit funds are averaging twelve month returns of -16.3 per cent while corporate master trusts are only 100 basis points behind on -17.3 per cent. SelectingSuper reports that one year ago the gap was 400 basis ...

When ASIC knocks, answer immediately

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
You've been served. Recent reports about corporate watchdog ASIC paying a personal visit to two accountants (mistakenly reported in the media as financial planners) to hand them notices illustrate the far-reaching powers of the regulator, says an industry ...

Morris quits as BTIM chief

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... executive. "The board will put in train an executive search to identify a new CEO to lead BTIM through the next phase of its corporate development," said Scullin.

Retirement platforms growing fastest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... contributions and being hardest hit due to their high exposure to listed assets. "In contrast, the relative strength of corporate super is most likely due to their contributions being maintained by employers while the strength of retirement reflects ...

Perennial launches fixed int fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Perennial Investment Partners has launched a tactical fixed interest fund that invests in local fixed interest assets. The Perennial Tactical Fixed Interest Trust aims to provide investment returns over a combined UBS Bank Bill Index and UBS Composite ...

No proof lack of regulation caused GFC: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... while regulation and active supervision is crucial, so too is "the adoption of sound risk management practices and good corporate governance within financial institutions." "Unfortunately, the quality of the implementation of prudential policies is often ...