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UK abolishes Default Retirement Age

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... employees will be able to decide at what age they want to retire, unless they are made redundant for another legal reason. Research by seniors lobby group, AGE UK showed that an estimated 100,000 workers were forced to retire in 2009. UK Employers are ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... that it takes America farther away from that feared DD - double-dip. Or is it? Not so according to the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI). Laksman Achuthan (left), ECRI's co-founder, announced last week that "I think we're already into one in the ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... than $300 now a definite feature of industry reforms, the potential impact may be greater than first thought, with July research finding that almost 45% of planners receive benefits. According to the Investment Trends' July 2011 Planner Business Model ...

Global port manager to leave AMP fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... longest serving and most experienced of the three global portfolio managers, and was important in establishing the European research team and integrating the global capability," said Kelly Napier, S&P Fund Services analyst. The AMP Capital Global Property ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... tireless in advocating that Australian institutional investors not only had a right but a responsibility to integrate ESG research into their investment decision making process. "And most of all Erik was a very good man who will be sadly missed by so ...

SG High Court challenge lost

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act was valid under the constitution has lost in the High Court of Australia. The case, Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation, ultimately found that the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act (SGCA) and the ...

Strong culture drives T. Rowe Price

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... years with the business this year. Visiting Sydney last week, the firm's director of global equity and global equity research, Bill Stromberg, spoke about the company culture he knows so well - he started as an intern 24 years ago and rose through the ...

New emerging markets fund earns super mandates

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... companies," said Paul O'Halloran, senior vice president, Neuberger Berman, Australia. The fund will take a bottom-up research driven approach focusing on high return but undervalued companies with particular faith in the domestic consumption story. "The ...

Brand reputation key to mandate wins

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... new managers, brand reputation is an important investment criterion for more than half of institutional investors, new research suggests. According to Cogent Research, two thirds of US institutions plan to add at least one asset manager in the coming ...

Super funds see hybrid opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Superannuation funds and asset consultants want hybrid longevity risk products on the market, according to a PIMCO research paper, in an effort to keep super members and address issues of ageing populations. Research paper, Addressing Longevity Risk ...