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FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014

... management industry in Australia employing all sorts of ingenious strategies to add alpha to their portfolios. For the full story, download the April 7 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here. Correction: In the print version of this story we referred ...

PROFILE: Bernie Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014

... that government decisions have on people, especially in people living in working-class areas such as mine." For the full story, download the April 7 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.

PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014

... transition gathers pace, the reliance on investing in the Australian market as a way to gain access to Asia's economic success story will diminish." The PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund Limited successfully raised over $170m in December 2013 and ...

PROFILE: Westpac GM of bank financial planning

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014

... offered a job to go to Perth. So we had a house-warming farewell party, and we went to Perth for two years." For the full story, download the March 24 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014

... premiums has skyrocketed in the past few months, while profit has plunged, especially within group insurance. For the full story, download the March 24 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.

Forget shocks and stay the course: PM Capital

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014

... businesses driven by this long term positive trend in spending that we want to be long term owners of. It is this growth story we want to exploit over the long term. Geo-politic disruptions will not change this view."

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014

... February Financial Standard reported that Industry Super Australia (ISA) spent more than $9 million on advertising in 2013, the story attracted a number of comments from readers critical of the fact that not-for-profit super funds were using members' ...

FEATURE: Insuring against longevity risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014

... annuities. ASFA's emphasis on annuities and longevity risk products is in line with the OECD's recommendations. For the full story, download the February 24 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.

PROFILE: MetLife head of distribution Michael Gooddall

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014

... break into the financial services sector. "Like most people, I fell into this industry by accident," he says. For the full story, download the March 10 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014

... largely on the positive side of late. In America, economic reports for February confirmed the "frozen by the polar vortex" story. Markit Economics' US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) jumped to a reading of 57.1 in February from 53.7 in ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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