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IOSCO updates FinLit framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has released its final report outlining its global framework for investor education and financial literacy. In their Strategic Framework for Investor Education and Financial Literacy report ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Mixed signals coming from the US Fed's monetary policy committee should temper investors from overreacting to expectations of rising US rates and an increasing USD, noted Amundi Asset Management in its latest global investor update. Causing the ambiguity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... working out the seasonal adjustment of the jobs figures. Also due out are the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence and the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations surveys. The NT Food Futures conference is on in Darwin. In equities news, Navitas ...

Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Unlisted infrastructure returned 18% post fees in the 12 months to end September, outperforming all other asset classes except for global equities and so demonstrated its countercyclical credentials. The results are contained in a new index released ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The 2014 finalists of the Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence Scholarship (or "the Smileys"), sponsored by Zurich and IRESS were announced today ahead of the awarding of the Scholarship in Sydney on Tuesday 13th November. ...

Surge in Australian-educated FM professionals heading OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
An international study of Australians working in global asset management who were educated at Australian universities has found that more than half are now working for asset management firms outside Australia. The most represented universities among ...

Dundas awarded $250m industry super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Dundas Partners has been awarded a $250 million mandate by an unnamed "prominent" industry super fund. The Edinburgh-based fund manager was set up in 2010 and has already won a number of large institutional mandates in Australia including $100 million ...

ASX IT upgrade to boost productivity 80pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The ASX has completed a major back office IT upgrade that it expects will boost systems productivity by up to 80%. The upgrade involved redesigning its systems architecture for corporate actions management, improving Straight Through Processing (STP) ...

APRA releases draft RSE fraud management guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has just released for consultation a draft prudential practice guide concerning fraud risk management that Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licensees will be expected to follow. In it the ...

Better corporate cash management lifts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Inefficient cash management is costing Australian corporates millions of dollars in extra unnecessary fees and governance risks, impacting their financial performance and in turn costing investors and super fund members foregone investment returns. ...