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UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... testing whether its genuine or part of a marketing grab," he said. "There have been significant changes recently at both board and management level at Gunns, so we'll be discussing this impact with them in the context of their ESG assessment. We are ...

TAAM adds to investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... appointment follows a recent announcement that Marc Faber, Robert Mann and Teng Nqiek-Lian had joined TAAM Investment Advisory Board. The investment advisory board will meet regularly to examine current opportunities and trends in Asian markets.

Future Fund adjusts long term asset allocation strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
The Future Fund's annual report released last Friday shed some light on how the fund uses its voting rights and why it has made changes to its its asset allocation strategy. In its annual report, the fund disclosed that since September '09, it had been ...

Christian Super puts water on investment list

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... withdraw funds. The fund's policy of ethical investment is overseen by an ethics committee and is the subject of regular board reviews.

FSC appoints new chair

FSC ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... Summerhayes, chief executive, Suncorp Life, and Robin Burns, managing director, Equity Trustees. The Financial Services Council Board Chairman A, Peter Maher, Head of Banking and Financial Services Group, Macquarie Bank. Deputy Chair A, Brian Bissaker ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Increased board disclosure on issues such strategy can have the unintended consequence of confusing investors, some of Australia's leading company directors said. Speaking at the launch of research commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

AFS deal falls, two new prospects emerge

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... group's chief executive, Peter Daly. In what were already quiet negotiation process, the unnamed prospective buyer and the AFS board met yesterday to finalise negotiations. According to AFS, these negotiations failed with AFS "unable to reach terms that ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... subject to the finalisation of funding arrangements, the completion of due diligence, and tellingly, Foreign Investment Review Board approval. The fund had a market value of $1.2 billion at yesterday's close, and $3.2 billion in assets under management ...

Takeover will not affect client funds: Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... assets, he said. Earlier this week, Perpetual rejected KKR's proposal but left the door ajar for an improved offer. "The board considers that the proposed price in the range of $38 - $40 per share does not reflect Perpetual's value," the company said ...

Fox elected AFA president

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... newly-elected national president, taking over a two-year term alongside new vice president Adam Smith. Fox, previously on the AFA board as the representative of the GenXt (AFA's sub-group of members made up of the younger advisers), was uncontested for ...