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APRA: Third line of defence in Trio-style fraud

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... the Trio fraud. "APRA's focus is on governance of funds, the fitness and propriety of responsible persons, and investment policy," he said. "Supervision based on assumptions that governance failures are indicative of fraud would require considerably ...

CPA responds to advice exemption

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... 30, 2012. "Our view is if it isn't ready to go yet, it shouldn't start," said Paul Drum, head of business and investment policy for CPA Australia. "Equally, our discussions with the government have been that the accountants' exemption is in the same ...

SWFs have liabilities to manage too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... liabilities should be taken into account while 70% agreed with the idea that an ALM would provide better optimal investment policy. Meanwhile, 63% agreed that there is a need to hedge endowment stream risk. Another obstacle mentioned by some SWFS, according ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... investment risks associated with the EFL, and that Trio had failed to comply with the provisions in its Overarching Investment Policy dealing with hedge fund and related-party investments. APRA also said the company failed to redeem existing investments ...

Funds ignoring foreign exchange risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... that there was a lack of experience in the market and funds should hire a manager or managers to maintain an investment policy. "I think consultants find it particularly challenging to think about how they're going to set foreign currency policy and ...

Trafford-Walker takes new role after securing CEO

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... possible for the next ten years." Earlier this year, Frontier set up a seven-person committee called the Frontier Investment Policy and Strategy Committee (IPSC). Correction: An earlier edition of this article incorrectly stated on the first paragraph ...

Budget 2011: CGT tax to restrict super trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... government is looking to reduce the risk being placed on member portfolios by promoting a more stable long-term investment policy among super funds. SMSFs could also be implicated. "This change will have an impact on some SMSFs and trustees should check ...

Frontier to appoint CEO

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... of 19 clients and has 36 investment staff. It recently created a seven-person committee called the Frontier Investment Policy and Strategy Committee (IPSC), which replaces the group's manager research and investment research forums. Heading the committee ...

A decade on, Frontier turns new leaf

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... about right now," she wrote. The key change is that there's now a seven-person committee called the Frontier Investment Policy and Strategy Committee (IPSC), which replaces the group's manager research and investment research forums. Heading the committee ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... inflation. The Dutch defined benefits pension contract combines the two, creating a conflict when setting up investment policy. To manage the nominal coverage ratio, the investment risk needs to be limited, with a preference for bonds. But to index for ...