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Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
From trustee duties to properly implementing ESG practices, super funds still have a fair way to go in properly incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in their investments, a new report found. New research by Corporate Analysis ...

HOSTPLUS improves insurance, maintains fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
HOSTPLUS has upgraded its insurance cover and kept member fees unchanged as part of a three-tier strategy to improve member services. The super fund said it would continue to freeze membership fees until at least January 2012, remaining at the same ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Five out of six AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have approved the sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in ...

US needs double the lifeline

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
A two-pronged monetary and fiscal assault may be needed to revitalise the US economy, according to a US-based fund manager. Tom Callan, head of BlackRock's $12 billion global opportunities team, said that quantitative easing should be coupled with fiscal ...

Food security back on the radar

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
The news of BHP's recent bid for Potash Corp has brought the issue of investing in food security to the forefront, with CFSGAM, H3 Global and WLM Financial hot on the sector's trail. BHP made a $39 billion hostile bid for Potash Corp, a bid Potash later ...

Asgard improves custody and corporate actions capacity

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Asgard unveiled a new online custodial shares and corporate actions solution yesterday, using its eWRAP Investment tool in an attempt to reduce paperwork and processing times for financial advisers Asgard hopes to streamline the administration of financial ...

Mandatory trustee pay disclosure draws debate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
Proposed trustee governance reforms will fix many of the regulatory gaps in the system, but Cooper Review panelist Sandy Grant questions adopting 'listed company' type governance measures, such as mandatory pay disclosure, just for the sake of having ...

Arnhem wins OptiMix mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
OptiMix has appointed Arnhem Investment Management, formally known as Fortis Investment Partners, to its Australian equities portfolio investment manager line-up. Arnhem has been appointed following an extensive review of the OptiMix Australian Equities ...

Ambassador wins Copper Rock mandate in Oz

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Ambassador Funds Management Services has entered into an arrangement to represent US-based manager, Copper Rock Capital Partners, in Australia and New Zealand. Copper Rock, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, provides growth equity strategies for ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
QIC will offer super funds lifecycle investing strategies to improve retirement outcomes for members. Dynamic lifecycle strategies constantly adjust throughout a member's life, focusing on the investment returns required to meet a member's real retirement ...