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Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Super funds must prepare for a high level of activist scrutiny of their investments as a result of the increasing of portfolio disclosure requirements, according to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans ...

Advisers coming round to social media

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Financial advisers are increasingly using social media to interact with their clients, according to a report commissioned by Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). The survey, conducted by Beaton Research, found that 34.5% of advisers are actively ...

BT's stranglehold on platforms weakens

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

TAL launches 'world first' group insurance technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Life insurer TAL has developed a new web-based technology for its group insurance business, enabling it to deal more directly with those holding life policies through superannuation. The technology was developed with UniSuper, to coincide with the commencement ...

NAB workers demand profit share after 1172 job cuts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Employees of National Australia Bank (NAB) are calling for a bigger share in the record profits the bank announced yesterday, at the end of a year that saw NAB shed 1172 jobs across all of its operations. In its annual report, NAB yesterday announced ...

LGS appoints former CFS GAM exec to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed former CFS Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) regional managing director Joanna Davison as a board director. LGS said that Davison, who is currently acting chief executive of Fund Executives Association Ltd ...

Baird proposes tax changes for NSW infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird has proposed a new taxation practice that would direct company tax revenue on infrastructure back to state governments. The proposal is part of the NSW Government's policy of harnessing superannuation and other institutional ...

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Former UniSuper chief executive Terry McCredden has been appointed a non-executive director at Uniting Church affiliated ethical investor, UCA Funds Management. UCA Funds Group chairperson Dick Carter said of the appointment: "We are delighted to have ...

Market Vectors ETFs get Lonsec seal of approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Market Vectors has received 'Investment GradeIndex' ratings from Lonsec for its new Australian exchange traded funds (ETFs). Market Vectors, which is the ETF business of US investment manager Van Eck Global, launched the four new ETFs on the Australian ...

Accountants on look-out for SMSF-expert advisers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Accountants are increasingly forming loyal relationships with trusted self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers, according to a recent report by Investment Trends and OneVue. The OneVue/Investment Trends 2013 SMSF Accountant Report found that over the ...