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ACSI targets a third of women on boards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Further, the organisation said the issue will be a key priority of ACSI's engagement with ASX 200 boards in 2015, with a focus on the alarmingly large number of companies without a single female director. As at February 2015, almost half of the companies ...

First Super appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... timber industries First Super represents. She is also currently chair of the Forestworks Industry Skills Council. She will focus on issues such as governance and business administration, education and training and human resources management. "Julie's ...

Pershing upgrades to Broadridge processing solution

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... said global regulatory regimes such as FATCA, Dodd Frank, Basel III and a regional move to T+2 trade processing had put the focus squarely on middle- and back-office processes. "Institutions are not just looking to overcome regulatory hurdles at the ...

When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The global economy will be better this year than last, but troubles in the Eurozone and the waning power of Abenomics mean investors will find better odds in the US and China, chief economists said at a Financial Standard forum last week. The videos ...

401(k) plans to reach $6trn by 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... accounts will likely be the primary savings vehicles for a large portion of US workers. Asset managers are sharpening their focus on defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) opportunities, refining their strategy and products, thereby creating an ...

Retail investor confidence in domestic market low

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Retail investors say they have low confidence in Australia's economic outlook and a low appetite for investment risk, but their portfolios don't reflect that view. That's according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)'s latest Retail Investor Survey ...

Industry fund brands stronger than retail

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Industry super funds have the edge over their retail counterparts when it comes to brand perception, new research by CoreData shows. CoreData's Super Fund Brand Research Q4 2014 asked more than 2,000 Australians to rate the largest 23 superannuation ...

Industry insurance report to focus on advice remuneration model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) life insurance working group will largely focus on risk advisers' remuneration structures. The report is expected to be completed before March 31, when submissions for the ...

Fairview Equity Partners appoints new senior investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
NAB Asset Management partner Fairview Equity Partners (Fairview) has appointed Leo Barry as senior investment manager. Previously a small and mid-cap broker in the Institutional Equity Team at Merrill Lynch, Barry's new role focuses on in-depth company ...

T. Rowe Price opens Melbourne office

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Baltimore-based investment manager T. Rowe Price has grown its Australian footprint, opening a new office in Melbourne and expanding its business development team. The company said the move enables closer working relationships with new and existing ...