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Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... cites other research that showed "Independence [can be] used much too often to improve the appearance of integrity on company boards or auditors rather than reducing conflicted decision making in reality." The report's authors thus conclude, like the ...

Global Wealth Partners to launch fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... But one of the benefits of Global Wealth Partners is that investors can access these funds through a liquid ASX listed company," Martin said. GWP will be managed by MAAM, which is owned by Moelis Australia Group and part of NYSE-listed, leading global ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Open Advice Review program. The appointment follows a series of announcements made ahead of the company results, which will be released this Wednesday. Promontory Financial Group will review the processes of CBA's compensation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... healthy it was disappointing to see it underperforming the US with gains of only 0.6 per cent. It is the middle of the company earnings season and this week would be crucial with 22 per cent of the market's index weight reporting - with the effect significantly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... also for July. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday retreated on the eve of Australia's company earnings season. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.5 points, or 1.36 per cent, at 5,556.4 points. The broader All ...

Van Eyk suspends redemptions on Blueprint funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... determined that it is in the best interest of investors to temporarily suspend pricing, applications and redemptions," the company said. Three additional funds in the Blueprint Series, with an exposure to VBI, have also been affected by the temporary ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... and ANZ had lost 16 cents to $32.82. Shares in gaming group Tabcorp were 11 cents, or 3.19 per cent, to $3.56 after the company reported a three per cent rise in profits despite a drop in revenue.

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... why. Does the customer really understand it? Do they really want it?" He said the industry's focus on awards such as Life Company of the Year may be having a negative impact by driving complexity in products, as well as poor underwriting decisions. However ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... while Rio Tinto was trading flat at $65.33. Mining services business Ausdrill sank 11 cents, or 10.33, to $0.955 after the company flagged another profit write-down and warned a recovery in the industry would likely be slower than expected. The big four ...

FSC Conference: Follow the biopsychosocial model, life companies told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... the life insurance industry depends on the deeper understanding and implementation of the biopsychosocial model, life company executives have heard. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) annual conference, Robin Chase of the Royal Australasian ...