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Equipsuper removes CFO role, adds key staff

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... Australian Capital Territory, which accounts for 20% of the fund's total membership. In a move to improve communications and research, Equipsuper has hired data analyst and researcher Asanka Fonseka. Fonseka was most recently at Crown Casino in Melbourne ...

Mother's Day Classic raises $4.5m for breast cancer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... Mother's Day Classic 2014, the funds raised will continue to have a real impact on survival statistics and help answer research questions for breast cancer and for a range of other cancers." Far and away the highest team fundraiser was David Jones, raising ...

Investors find opportunity in SMSF conservative approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... can be turned into an opportunity for investors with higher tolerance for volatility. The latest Credit Suisse equity research explains that companies forecasted to raise dividend payments over the next two years could be bought now by risk tolerant ...

UBS launches farmland investment service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... investment advisory offering that includes investment and operational expertise supported by UBS Global Asset Management's research and governance processes. The investment strategies will offer institutional investors either directly-owned and operated ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Who's Who in ESG research attended this week's annual ESG RA Research Awards and the results are a mix of good, bad and magnificent. Elaine Prior is a name that needs no introduction in Australia's ESG broking community. Her research into the subject ...

Van Eyk adds SMAs to research platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Researcher van Eyk has added separately managed account (SMA) data to its online research and portfolio tool, iRate. As a growing number of financial advisers look to recommend direct investments, van Eyk's new service has made data available for around ...

JANA rejigs team after absorbing MLC IM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... that we wouldn't take out any headcount at all," Patrick said. "If there were activities that were done in both teams-research of some managers, portfolio managing activities- we would take that capacity and reinvest it somewhere else." However JANA ...

SSgA appoints head of intermediary business

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... new role, MacNevin will manage client facing staff and work closely with product development, distribution, marketing, research and the capital markets teams to deliver tailored investment products and support. "It is clear that intermediary clients ...

ANZ reshuffle drops Australian chief economist role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
ANZ has scrapped the role of chief economist for Australia in a reshuffle of its economics and research team. The chief economist role was held by Ivan Colhoun. ANZ is now working to find him another role within the bank. The company has also has relocated ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... tool including that people may not have the time, inclination or capacity to read disclosure documents. He added that research in behavioural economics indicates that consumers are not rational in their decision making. This may mean that people will ...