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Risk management top concern for sovereign wealth funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014

... area of concern, making it by far the dominant concern. More specifically, 38% of respondents said adjusting to higher interest rates would pose the biggest challenge over the next two years, while 37% said the biggest challenge would be managing emerging ...

PROFILE: Cbus chief executive David Atkin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014

... unions used masculinity to create hierarchies - hence the title of his thesis: 'The aristocracy of muscle.' This academic interest in unionism soon led to a job as a researcher at the Air Traffic Controllers' Union, and then a job at Trades Hall, in ...

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014

... thinking about an independent organisation to which ASIC could report and that could deal with the regulator's conflicts of interest. Whish-Wilson added that "what will actually help ASIC in the future is a change in the external financial services environment." ...

US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014

... should be. But concerns are being expressed that the desire for workable compromise has retreated to improved conflicts of interest disclosure, rather than actual removal of these conflicts. Highlighting the problem is a survey published on the WSJ website ...

Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014

... candlestick maker and the high frequency traders that, "... economic conditions may, for some time, warrant keeping short-term interest rates below levels" that are "likely to prove normal in the longer run". "The larger the shortfall of employment or ...

Challenger sees sustained interest in lifetime annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014

Challenger has continued to grow its lifetime annuities business, with sales more than doubling in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the prior corresponding period (PCP). Overall, Challenger Life's annuity sales - including lifetime and fixed annuities ...

Trend - up, down or up and down?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014

... US data indicating that the economy remains on a growth trend, but not strong enough to push the Fed to bring forward interest rate hikes... or so the headlines say. Methinks the overriding theme here is "heightened" uncertainty. The trend maybe our ...

Younger Australians taking interest in superannuation

STAFF WRITER | TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014

Younger people are taking a more active interest in their superannuation, according to the latest quarterly MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey. In a break from tradition where younger people have typically been disengaged with their savings, the survey found ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 14 APR 2014

... generations, with advice seekers most likely to be Generation X, however Baby Boomers and Generation Y also expressing an interest. They are more likely to come from the lower wealth segments of mass affluent and mass market, suggesting affordable advice ...

Wilson HTM confirms managing director appointment

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 14 APR 2014

... allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards Wilson HTM staff. Coppin resigned in July 2013 after the board saw a conflict of interest in his proposal to buy out the company's security business. Wilson HTM chief financial officer and company secretary ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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