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Morningstar downgrades AMP international equities on staff fears

Morningstar has downgraded embattled AMP's forward-looking rating for its management of international equities from 'positive' to 'neutral' in the wake of the company's geographic-based demerger. The rating house focused much of its attention on AMP's ...

ICI backs stronger protection for hedge fund investors

The Washington-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) has backed moves by the US' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to tighten the regulatory framework governing hedge funds in a bid to 'protect' investors, it has announced. "The Institute ...

ASIC releases draft guidelines on options disclosure

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released draft guidelines to clarify what Australia-listed companies must disclose in relation to the value of options granted to directors and non-executive directors in their annual ...

Public Offer super fees to increase: KPMG

KPMG's latest Public Offer Superannuation Fund Index has revealed that super funds are expected to increase their fees following the introduction of the quarterly Superannuation Guarantee regime from July 1 "It is highly likely that the costs of administering ...

Transparency the key to corporate governance: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has highlighted the importance of risk-taking in corporate life-as long as it is combined with transparency-as businesses come to terms with increased emphasis on corporate governance in the post HIH environment. In ...

QSuper scraps Balanced with Reserves investment option

The $8.5 billion Queensland Superannuation Fund (QSuper) has announced that it will scrap its Balanced with Reserves investment option to its 501,371 members in light of the poor returns in equities that has caused a massive dent to its reserve base ...

Rivkin found guilty of insider trading

Rene Rivkin was today found guilty on one count of insider trading in contravention of section 1002G(2) of the Corporations Act following a 21-day trial in the Supreme Court of New South Wales before Justice Whealy. David Knott, chairman of the Australian ...

$4.6 billion Retail Employees Super Trust to decide on asset consultant

The $4.6 billion Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST), which has 1.2 million members, of whom 713,000 are active, making it Australia's biggest super fund in terms of assets and one of the biggest in terms of membership, has announced that it ...

Government backs Dawson Committee findings

The Federal Treasurer has backed the findings of the Dawson Committee to review the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974, it has announced. The report by the committee, led by Sir Daryl Dawson, was also well received by the Australian ...

APRA disqualifies two superannuation trustees

The Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) today announced that it had disqualified Sarkis and Margaret Derstepanian from being a trustee, investment manager or custodian of any regulated superannuation entity, or a responsible officer ...