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QIC appoints new board directors

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... capital raisings and IPO's including providing assistance with negotiations. The new members will join existing directors Ken MacDonald, Dr Maurice Newman, Bronwyn Morris, Lyn Gearing and Bradley Bowton on the QIC Board (effective immediately)..

FPA award winners embrace FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
The FPA Best Practice award winners are also those leading way in FOFA-compliant practices, with the association awarding those at the forefront of their industry. Speaking with Financial Standard after their win, Pippa Elliot, CFP, of WA planning firm ...

Instos embrace low volatility equity portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Low-volatility equity portfolios may be the answer to some institutional investor prayers, according to AllianceBernstein's head of quantitative research, with strength in downside protection balanced with trending upward markets. Kent Hargis, AllianceBernstein's ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Integrating ESG principles into portfolio management can boost returns and control risk provided it's done intelligently and is not taken to excess, finds new research from Plato Investment Management. But not getting the balance right detracts from ...

Antares makes global bond fund management appointment

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... the competitive strengths that have been successfully developed in the domestic market," said Antares investment manager, Ken Hyman. "We are delighted to have Mark onboard. He brings strong quantitative and fixed interest skills with over 17 years experience ...

Former Sonray chief gets jail time following ASIC charges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The former head of Sonray Capital Markets has been jailed for five years on 10 charges, which include false accounting involving fake deposits worth over $35 million. Scott Kenneth Murray, 33, of Werribee, Victoria will serve a minimum of two and a ...

Former Treasury Secretary joins NAB Board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Dr Ken Henry AC will join the National Australia Bank Board on November 1 as a non-executive director after retiring as Treasury Secretary in March this year. Henry was awarded Companion in the Order of Australia (AC) for services and his work in the ...

US adviser fiduciary rule stalls

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... very broad rule that lacked a great deal of definition and clarity that we believe had a number of unintended consequences," Ken Bentsen, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
Twisted! This was Wall Street's reaction to the US Federal Reserve's remake of the 1961 version of US President John F. Kennedy and the then Fed's attempt to salvage America. The major US equity indices fell big time - the Dow closed 2.5% off, the S&P ...

Vanguard appoints senior portfolio manager, fixed income

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Vanguard has appointed Gemma Wright-Casparius as a senior portfolio manager and principal of the firm's US-based fixed income group. She will report to Kenneth Volpert, principal and head of Vanguard's taxable bond group. Wright-Casparius will co-manage ...