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Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... comment on the back of Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia presenting figures around the correlation between a company's market performance and executives' remuneration. Elia replaces the ACSI board position vacated by AustralianSuper chief ...

Mortgage Choice pulls comparator platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... providers of the perils of investing in technology to grow their notoriously tough direct-to-consumer businesses. The company hired new staff in a bid to capitalise on seasonal uplifts, but the uplift was less than expected. "In hindsight, the headcount ...

GBST managing director to retire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... chief executive of industry software provider GBST has announced he wishes to retire. Stephen Lake, who has been with the company since 2001, informed the board that he will remain in the role while a successor is found and will be fully involved in ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... said. AllianceBernstein (AB) chief investment officer Australian equities, Roy Maslen also told Financial Standard the company's research indicates many people are going to need to invest in growth assets to generate returns in retirement to help meet ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... Marsico's strategy is already available to Australian investors through the ASX-listed Future Generation Global Investment Company, a philanthropic vehicle conceived by Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson and spearheaded by a number of leading local ...

IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... confirmed that head of research Peter Hilton is "on sick leave" and refused to reveal more details about his status in the company "for privacy reasons." Hilton was at the heart of allegations first reported by Fairfax that there were cases of misconduct ...

Alphinity wins AMP Capital mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... Capital has also recently made two significant infrastructure investments, having taken a majority stake in UK train leasing company Angel Trains and purchased Port Hedland International Airport's 50-year lease for $205 million, both in August.

Dalton Nicol Reid rebrands

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... Nicol Reid has announced it will change its name. Now DNR Capital, the investment manager said the rebrand reflects the company's growth since 2001 to now managing around $1.4 billion in funds. "Our business has experienced significant growth in client ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... industry fund HESTA triggered a similar effect last month when after 18 months of reviewing its investment in the Transfield company its trustees took the tough decision to sell down their $23 million stock holding. Against trillions of dollars worth ...

Mercer handed fine for unlicensed advice in Singapore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... section 23B(3) of the FAA and $5,000 for contravention of paragraphs 14 and 28 of the FAA-N13. The fines relate to the company allowing four ineligible representatives to provide financial advice on its behalf. It also let employees without the minimum ...