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QMV to release APRA reporting standards solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
Superannuation software developer and consultant QMV Super Solutions is set to release its own software solution to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting standards, QMV chief executive Brad Goodall has said. The release of ...

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
A decline in overall hedge fund returns relative to the wider equity market in the wake of the global financial crisis reflects a change in the demands of sophisticated investors, and is not a sign that alternatives are becoming less attractive, according ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Superannuation funds offering 'green' or 'sustainable' investment options may be misleading their members, with big polluters often topping the holdings lists. The top holding in AustralianSuper's Australian sustainable fund (managed by Perpetual) is ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Santa Claus is comin' to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013

Down, down, A$ stay down (please?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours Neighbours...should be there for one another" -- Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ...

Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate super funds have been slow off the mark in developing their technological capabilities in engaging with members, according to a study by Towers Watson. The survey found that small to medium sized funds have been particularly sluggish ...

Madison appoints general manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
Financial planning firm Madison Financial Group has appointed a new general manager who will focus on attracting new advisers. Giulio Russo has been appointed to the role and will be taking care of compliance issues and supporting the firm's growth. ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Super funds must prepare for a high level of activist scrutiny of their investments as a result of the increasing of portfolio disclosure requirements, according to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans ...