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More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... Canadian research firm CEM benchmarking. New IFSA chief John Brogden said that IFSA hopes the new research will assist the Cooper Review, the ongoing review on the efficiency and governance of the country's superannuation system. Correction: An earlier ...

Super funds should own fund managers: Gray

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
Superannuation funds should "own" the fund managers they award mandates to if funds wanted to slash agency costs and remove excessive choice, said industry veteran, Jack Gray. Gray, former co-head of asset allocation at GMO and current adjunct professor ...

Treasury buys stake in two boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... each fund manager if the agreement is signed. The boutique fund managers manage a combined $215 million in assets. Tony Cooper, Craig Connelly and Peter Lucas lead AR Capital Management's investment team. Cooper previously worked as head of trading at ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The US' Securities and Exchange Commission and UK's Financial Services Authority have announced plans to explore common reporting and regulations of hedge funds - developments that could set the template for Australian hedge fund regulation. The two ...

Cooper Review calls for governance submissions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Cooper Review has fired its starting gun when it called for submissions in response to its "Phase One" issues paper on governance. The Super System Review, headed by ASIC deputy chairman Jeremy Cooper, today called for submissions following the ...

Bassanese opens ETF consultancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Economist and AFR columnist David Bassanese is banking on the popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) when he set up his new ETF research and consulting business for financial planners and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. Bassanese opened ...

VicSuper and FSS win AIST scholarships

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Peter Lunt, executive manager investments at VicSuper and Cristina Cifuentes, trustee director of First State Super, have been named the winners of the 2009 AIST Educational Scholarships. The scholarships - valued at $10,000 each and sponsored by Tyndall ...

FPA and SPAA sign MOU

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... policy synergies between the associations. "At this time of regulatory reform and with pending Harry, Retirement Income and Cooper Reviews, it will be important to share knowledge, skills and ideas where they meet the needs of both memberships," said ...

Centro chief executives depart

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... of Glenn's focus, experience and deft leadership during this challenging period for Centro," said Centro chairman, Paul Cooper.

More reform through reviews: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Industry associations and financial services firms should not view the upcoming Henry and Cooper reviews with trepidation but rather as opportunities to improve the current system, said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and ...