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Protection without commission: JB Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Boutique capital protection specialist JB Global Investment Services has taken the "no commission" stance to heart and axed trail and built-in commission in all its products - relying instead on performance fees to remunerate advisers. Justin Beeton ...

The Venus solution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Like everywhere else around the globe, Japan's equity markets have rebounded from the extreme pessimism that marked the low point of the global financial crisis back in March 2009. At the end of August, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 48.7 per cent ...

Trinity appoints chairman and MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Brisbane-based property fund manager Trinity has appointed Brett Heading as chairman and Chris Morton as managing director of the group. Heading and Morton last Friday confirmed their acceptance of the roles in line with trinity's board renewal process ...

LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Local Government Super has been awarded the 2009 Commercial Property Green Globe Award. The award follows a series of green upgrades to LGS' $500 million direct property portfolio through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program. The ...

O'Donnell steps down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's is on the lookout for a new chief executive after current chief executive, Anne O'Donnell, announced she is stepping down from her role in December this year after nine years at the helm. O'Donnell joined Australian Ethical ...

LGS boosts green power

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
The $4.6 billion NSW-based Local Government Super has become the first building owner in Australia to convert all of its tenants to 100 per cent GreenPower - making the building completely emission free. LGS, which claims the move as an Australia-first ...

Deutsche commits to CSR

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Deutsche Bank's corporate social responsibility activities may have reached more than $140 million last year, but the firm is taking its strategy to another level in 2009. The firm's latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report detailed how the multi-million ...

Frontier hires analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Frontier Investment Consulting has appointed Dean Glasscock to the position of analyst. Glasscock joins Frontier from Viridis Energy Capital Pty Ltd, where he held the position of investment analyst and was responsible for assisting with analysis on ...

ESG a fiduciary duty: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
Trustees have a fiduciary duty to take long term factors, including ESG considerations, into account when selecting and managing investments, said Senator Nick Sherry. Senator Sherry, speaking at this morning's Finsia's leadership forum, said this is ...

Shareholder claims hike D&O costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Financial services companies face higher directors and officers (D&O) insurance costs as the number of securities class actions rise, another unwanted outcome of the credit crisis where more shareholders sue failed companies. At a time when many financial ...