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The future of super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... structure should also be a priority for super funds. Last year, Ambachtsheer researched governance across 80 pension funds worldwide and found explicit role guidelines between the board and executive are required. Otherwise, the pension fund risked becoming ...

Ambachtsheer receives Outstanding Industry Contribution Award

... coherence compared to where we are today," he said. "We are not done yet, but there is a lot of coherence to pensions worldwide. Retirement income systems are getting serious attention as to how they are optimally designed. The world of Defined Benefit ...

Internet threat gets mobile

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... providing anti virus firewall protection services for more than one million people across Australia and 60 million computers worldwide.

ASX companies lag on climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that found the effects of climate change are already visible and if the worldwide governmental policy wasn't changed soon, the effects could be catastrophic.

Fixed interest still tops cash: Zenith

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... 73, as well as upgrading the Credit Suisse Syndicated Loan Fund, Macquaire Diversified Fixed Interest Fund and Putnam Worldwide Income Fund to 'Highly Recommended'. However, they downgraded Colonial First State's Wholesale Global Income Fund to 'Recommended'. ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... Large-MidCap Shariah. The Global Infrastructure Shariah Index provides exposure to 20 listed infrastructure companies worldwide. The companies are drawn from S&P's Global Infrastructure Index and are divided into energy, transportation, and utility stocks. ...

JPMorgan appoints team to lead NZ push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... lead its expansion into New Zealand next year. Former AXA chief operating officer Jane Perry has been appointed head of worldwide securities services (WSS) for Australia and New Zealand and joins new chief executive and head of treasury services Tony ...

JPMorgan WSS appoints new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) has appointed Jane Perry to head of WSS Australia and New Zealand. Starting in early January, Perry will be responsible for sales, operations, technology, client service and product across the WSS business ...

ASFA elects new board members

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... Nicolette Rubinsztein to its board of directors, following the departure of David Holston and Brian Bissaker. Mason is a worldwide partner with Mercer, while Rubinsztein is strategy general manager at Colonial First State. Mason was previously a member ...

Global competition drives local investor services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... expectations from clients who are now used to buying services globally, said Laurence Bailey, chief executive of JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services. "We used to compare CalPERS to the entire Australian superannuation system, Not any more," he said. ...