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Bigger super funds may not be cheaper for members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions for Super Funds conference in Sydney on Thursday. For details on the event, which will feature board and C-level speakers from super funds including Cbus, Legal Super and WestScheme, see the event website. To discover the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... down 22 points at 4,425. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes the minutes of its July board meeting, and the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender process to issue $100 million of August ...

Super fund director taken to court for fees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
An industry superannuation fund director and union boss is being taken to court for the board fees he earned, by another state secretary of his union. Dean Mighell, Victorian secretary of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), lodged a statement of claim ...

Yellow Brick Road seals deal with Nine

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... programming", it said. David Coleman, director of strategy and digital for Nine Group, is expected to join Yellow Brick Road's board of directors following the deal. The company also announced the appointment of a new chief executive as a result of the ...

Super funds talk debt ructions and increasing pensions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... manage (those in the pensions phase) discretely to our other investors." But he said the issue was being discussed at a board level. "It's on the table and will be addressed as the numbers grow." Nolan said the biggest issue was not pension-phase planning ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... providers vying for four. Frank Pegan, chief executive officer of Catholic Super is a candidate for the asset owner part of the board, while Ann Byrne chief executive officer of ACSI is in the non-asset owner category. Denis Donohue, managing director ...

BlackRock creates new invest comms role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... firm to make its intellectual capital available to clients in every major market. He will also chair BlackRock's editorial board in Australia. "Globally, clients are demanding industry-leading intelligence - and they are looking to BlackRock to provide ...

Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... factions within it. "The one element that doesn't energise me in Australia is people saying, 'well what can you do with a board like ours?'" he said. "It comes down to governance. I gather there are still some big funds that don't have an investment ...

Former Integrity port manager loses court bid

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Integrity was terminated on June 20 this year after the company's managing director, Paul Fiani, told Burns the group's board had concerns with his conduct on a number of occasions. Burns had looked to extend an injunction against a board meeting, which ...

Hillross social media growth plans

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Hillross Financial Services plans to build its adviser numbers through acquisitions, start ups and on boarding, adding double digit growth to its 115 firms with social media also to play a big role in promoting the planning brand. Hugh Humphrey, managing ...