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New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Australian companies will be under pressure to publish their environmental, social and governance risk under a new reporting guide launched today. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have ...

Van Eyk recruits BDM for advisor role

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Research house van Eyk has appointed a national business development manager to build relationships with financial advisers across Australia. Lyndall James will work with existing and new clients in the adviser and intermediary space for the van Eyk ...

Europe to follow Australian sustainability lead

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
UK investment managers are taking tips from Australian funds on sustainable investing practices, following the launch of the Responsible Investment Academy. Seen as a leader in innovation and leadership in the field of responsible investing, Australia ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
KPMG's launch of a specialised investment consulting offering will fill a significant gap in the market for direct investment advice to superannuation funds, said its head, James O'Leary. KPMG Investment Consulting officially launched this week after ...

Time to lift operational reserves: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
Funds need to ramp up their operational reserves, according to new research from Mercer. "As a minimum, we recommend that all funds should have an operational risk reserve equal to either 100 per cent of the fund's annual in-house operating costs, 50 ...

APRA targets illegal early release on super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
Planners should take note of how they can help clients combat the illegal early release (IER) of super benefits, following APRA's letter last week to super fund trustees vulnerable to the practice. In the letter, APRA specifically targets IER involving ...

NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
The world credit crisis has drawn blood from another victim, with New Zealand Superannuation Fund posting a loss of $568 million or 4.92 per cent for the year ended 30 June 2008. The 4.92 per cent figure was the fund's net return on investment for the ...

Post sub-prime, ethics more crucial than ever: CFAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia has just hosted its first ever board meeting for the chartered financial analysts (CFA) institute who are here to talk about what they need to do to keep up with growing demand for their professional qualifications. "Domestically the CFA brand ...

Aberdeen expands BDM team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed former AXA business development manager Con Koromilas and Aberdeen UK and Europe marketing head Brett Jollie to new business development manger positions. Koromilas will be regional sales manager for New South ...

QIC appoints Aussie trading desk head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
QIC has appointed former Austock Securities executive Chris Claridge as head of equities dealing. Claridge will manage QIC's Australian equities trading desk, focussing on alpha generation. He specialises in facilitation, portfolio trading and derivatives. ...