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Govt infra paper opens investment doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
The Government has announced plans to remove tax disincentives and encourage more private investment in infrastructure projects in a bid to entice investments into the local market. As stated in a discussion paper on the 2011-12 Budget measure introducing ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Pension funds around the world, including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), last week sent a message to News Corp that contributed up to one-third of votes cast against the current board. Among the board directors to receive ...

ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for Australian super funds to protest against members of the News Corp board at its annual general meeting in Los Angeles today if the group's governance does not improve. Global media ...

Northern Trust awarded $24bn custody mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Northern Trust will provide a full range of master custody and related services for the newly formed $24 billion Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. It is the custodian's first full service super fund client. Starting early next year, Northern ...

IFM boosts admin support for growing asset base

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Global fund manager Industry Funds Management is dramatically improving its backoffice and asset coverage support after experiencing a strong 2500% growth in funds under management in less than 10 years. The fund manager will blend two SunGard products ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The second tranche of FOFA reforms has earned a warm, albeit subdued, welcome from the industry with little or no reaction from large dealer groups but solid support from industry associations. In response to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
The financial services industry has paid tribute to Erik Mather who died on Monday. The former managing director of Regnan, formerly BT Governance Advisory Service, was widely regarded as a leader in governance standards and a protector of superannuation ...

New online super tracking portal

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
The Federal Government has announced plans for a new online lost super tracking system, to relocate 5.8 million lost Australian superannuation accounts holding $18.8 billion. In a bid to make super consolidation an easier process, the Australian Taxation ...

Australian funds lead global asset growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... global growth rate of 11%. The Future Fund is ranked 35th overall with US$73.4 billion in assets, followed by Australian Super in 78th, State Super in 93rd and QSuper in 99th. There are 15 Australian funds in the top 300 with 11 added since 2005, highlighting ...

ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
Chief executive salaries for Top 100 ASX Australian companies increased 131% over the past ten years while executives working for companies on the S&P/ASX 100 earned a 31% salary raise, according to new ACSI research. The study, as part of Australian ...