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State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
State Street has joined the chorus of voices in favour of establishing an 'Asian funds passport' along the lines of Europe's UCITS. But it remains to be seen whether anyone outside Australia is really interested. In a report released today State Street ...

US insider trading probe rocks hedge fund community

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The US government is turning the screws on the investment community and it could affect firms with significant presences in Australia. Over the past 48 hours, as part of a wide-ranging insider trading probe, the FBI has raided a number of hedge funds ...

ANZ invests more in BoT

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
ANZ continues its investment in Asian banking markets with a further $126 million invested into North East China-based Bank of Tianjin (BoT). The latest investment will maintain ANZ's current 20 per cent stake in BoT, which is launching a capital raising ...

Cooper push for "Super Council"

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Speaking at the ASFA conference, Jeremy Cooper, leader of the recently completed Super System Review, said he will recommend the swimEC Council establish a co-regulatory super council. Cooper, who is currently completing his final report for swimEC ...

Get on board super reforms: Shorten

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... Financial Services, re-affirmed the government's plan to raise SG to 12 per cent and implement key reforms proposed in the Cooper Review. Speaking at an industry luncheon hosted by the Financial Services Council (formerly IFSA) last Friday, Shorten called ...

FSC appoints new chair

FSC ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... Blight-Johnston, Managing Director, RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia. A, Robin Burns, Managing Director, Equity Trustees. A, Brad Cooper, CEO, BT Financial Group. A, Greg Cooper, CEO, Schroder Investment Management Australia. A, David Deverall, Managing ...

Northern Trust launches accounting platform

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... of the service based on feedback he had received from important stakeholders. "Post GFC, and particularly following the Cooper Review there is an opportunity for the industry here to realise greater levels of efficiency and governance for super funds ...

Industry could face another inquiry

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. "The industry is still working its way through the recommendations of the Cooper Review, the Ripoll Inquiry and various other inquiries, most of which are squarely aimed at lowering fees and delivering ...

Super funds call for new fee paradigm

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... throws their weight into the debate backing AIST's call for fairer fees and better disclosure. "In our submission to the Cooper Review, CHOICE supported greater disclosure of advice fees and commissions and annual reporting is an obvious way of implimenting ...

Trustees must raise bar on governance: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... what it costs to operate your fund and why," she said. "It's business now - and that's really what drove a lot of the [Cooper] review." "We have a great number of people who are totally reliant on trustees doing the right thing, and so you have to have ...