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Unprecedented nominations for AFA Advisers awards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Entries in the Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice Award 2012 have now closed, with the number of nominations (130) up over a fifth (23%) on last year. AFA and its award sponsor, Tal said the calibre of nominees this year is ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The changing role of Government in recommending default super funds in modern awards could lead to worker legal action against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) ...

No role for FWA in choosing default funds: CSSA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... experience would be best suited to making appropriate decisions on which funds should be allowed as default funds in modern awards. "We understand the FWA has been subject to some significant level of criticism in their handling of recent enquiries," ...

Default fund listings unnecessary: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
The FSC has told a Productivity Commission hearing that the continuation of default fund listings in awards is not necessary following the introduction of MySuper. Speaking in Sydney this morning, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief John Brogden ...

UniSuper wins contact centre award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... Australia's peak national body for the contact centre industry spent time with UniSuper's contact centre consultants to judge the awards. "I think the judges could see we genuinely care about our members," said Luke Jamieson, member services manager ...

Chinese pension fund awards global mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
China's national pension fund has released a list of 12 global investment managers awarded mandates in July to help manage the 869bn yuan ($A132bn) fund. China's National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced the appointments yesterday, which included ...

IOOF awards OC $50m mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Melbourne based boutique manager OC Funds Management has been awarded a $50 million small to mid-cap Australian equities multi-mix mandate from IOOF. Robert Frost, head of investments at OC Funds Management (OC), said the mandate was acknowledgement ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... said employees should be free to choose their super funds from a list of available MySuper products and not be bound by awards that have pre-set selections, usually industry funds that are operated by the associated employer associations and/or unions. ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... field. Greg O'Neill, managing director of La Trobe Financial and a member of the judging panel, said he hopes that the awards act as an incentive for CIOs and COOs to continue to explore and provide world's best practices in fund governance. "As in any ...

CalPERS awards Citi $28bn in securities lending assets

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
A securities lending auction of US$43 billion in US equities for the California Public Employees' Retirement System has awarded Citi exclusive borrowing access to US$28 billion of the assets. The auction was conducted in the by eSecLending, a global ...