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APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... sheets?" were the rhetorical questions posed by Lewis. The regulator's requirements are divided into four components covering Governance, Coverage, Performance Measures and Risk Adjustment. On performance, Lewis said APRA's key concern was an excessive ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... date indicate a very plain vanilla offering with both iShares and Russell Investments announcing three fixed income ETFs covering investment grade securities, Australian Commonwealth Government bonds and Australian State Government bonds. "We're starting ...

Platforms hoard cash amid FOFA uncertainty

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... to help them get clients to opt-in and 46% expect help with administering opt-ins. The platform report released today, covering 26 leading master trusts and wrap platforms, points to this as a motivating factor in the $130 million spent by the industry ...

AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... also include senior Australian treasury representative to China for the Australian Embassy in Beijing, a senior analyst covering the Chinese economy for the Australian Office of National Assessments and as senior adviser on macroeconomic and budget policy ...

Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... 80% of Australians who don't access financial advice. Launched in October 2011 the series will consist of six episodes covering the social impacts of debt, the range of advice solutions, and a number of case studies exemplifying the consequences of a ...

CFSGAM strengthens Aussie equities core team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... the Australian share market and is therefore a key driver of investment performance." Moss is a former research analyst covering materials, energy, chemicals, utilities and engineering services at Alliance Bernstein. His arrival adds to the 18-strong ...

Perpetual hires ex-port manager to equities team

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... predominantly focused on Australia. Prior to Ellerston Capital, he was lead analyst at UBS Investment Bank from 1998 to 2006, covering large and small cap companies across a range of sectors. "Our ability to strategically manage and build our investment ...

FOFA 'unclear' on legal position of advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... adviser provides execution and administration services to a client in addition to advice, if there is only one arrangement covering all those three areas of service, there is a potential for the entire arrangement to be caught up in the opt-in provision ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... undervalues the yuan -- and market access restrictions expected to top the agenda. The two countries signed agreements covering areas that include energy cooperation and the trade of high-technology products, but offered no details, Dow Jones Newswires ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... quarter, the first gain since March's earthquake and tsunami disaster. In Tokyo, Olympus -- which is embroiled in a loss-covering scandal -- surged more than 17 per cent as concerns eased that it would be delisted after the firm said it would file its ...