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IFM launches ESG responsible portfolio options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... responsibly," said Azhar Abidi, director of sustainability and responsible investment at IFM. IFM has said it is using MSCI ESG Research's quantitative dataset to support the integration of ESG into the investment process.

AllianceBernstein Australia appoints new CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... under management. ABAL now has 12.8 million in funds under management as at December 31 last year, according to Rainmaker research.

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... in the app through the 'Breaking News' section when connected to wireless Internet. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and published in the print edition ...

Advisers should rethink China exposure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... past 10 years is very much driven by the commodity boom," said Fawaz Habel, senior fund manager and head of fixed income research at Value Partners. "What is driving the commodity boom? It is demand from emerging markets and a big part of it is China." ...

IMCA Australia launches CIMA Scholarship Program

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... Management and Portfolio Construction Forum will be providing two scholarships specifically for analysts within retail fund research houses, platforms, 'manage the managers' fund managers, financial planning firms and family offices. Applications close ...

ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... revealed in February that conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The report, due to be released later this month, contains results from 64 retirement plans, where a tiny ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... pressure off the Age Pension and assist more working Australians to a better quality of life in retirement." ASFA pointed to research from Allen Consulting Group, which it commissioned, that claimed the rise in the SG rate to 12% would lead to a 0.33 ...

ASIC calls for detailed disclosure on holdings of super funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... come clean and disclose everything," Medcraft said. Transparency on exact portfolio holdings was not covered in AIST's research on funds' voluntary compliance on guidelines for disclosure released at CMSF, although the organisation said they would be ...

Financial Standard launches SelectingSuper iPad app

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... the first opportunity for superannuation funds and their members to read the comprehensive educational information and research about their super through the iPad. The SelectingSuper iPadA(R) app features all the content and directory listings available ...

PIMCO appoints new portfolio specialist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
Former Morningstar senior research analyst John Valtwies has been appointed as a portfolio specialist in PIMCO's global wealth management team. Valtwies will be communicating elements of the firm's fixed income investment strategies to adviser market ...