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Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... signed in as members to show their support. And while the spotlight this week was on Citi - deservedly so - there was a surprise announcement this year: a special mention for ESG Research by an individual was awarded to Sandra McCullagh from Credit Suisse ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... an improved US economy are underpinning the global economic outlook and reducing volatility," he said. "It is little surprise that global equities have recovered and active managers are more popular." The second factor is decreasing pair-wise stock correlations ...

PROFILE: Invesco CEO Martin Franc

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... world, the region accounts for just half a percent of Invesco's total assets under management. It is therefore little surprise that the company opted to appoint distribution specialist and 20-year veteran of the financial services industry Martin Franc ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... understanding of what has happened" and said it has sought additional information from both ASIC and the bank. "In light of these surprise developments, the committee is of the view that it requires more time to assess the significance the new evidence ...

FSC serves boutique with 'surprise' exit fee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... last year the fund informed the FSC it would not renew its subscription to the organisation, the FSC presented it with a surprise six month resignation fee of $8,273.60. While Walsh acknowledged that this policy was in the FSC's constitution, he said ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Australian stocks are weaker, with heavy falls by iron ore miners dragging down the overall market. Stockbrokers had been forecasting a positive start to the week on the back of gains on Wall Street on Friday but heavy falls in the price of iron ore ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

ISA and FSC prepare for Federal Court clash

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... MySuper funds to be listed on modern awards. While the Federal Court named two official respondents - the FWC and ISA - the surprise is that ISA, not the Fair Work Commission, is listed as the first respondent. In the FSC's solicitor's affidavit only ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Were you not as surprised as I was? I bet you weren't Virginia, not even your uncle and his dog, when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that it was doing nothing - it left the official cash rate steady at 2.5%. While the RBA mostly stuck ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
No surprise, no surprise. Another month... another US$10 billion off the Fed's asset shopping budget and more stressing that interest rates would remain low for a "considerable" time. You, I and Irene very much expected the Federal Open Market Committee's ...