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Industry questions dual role of CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Should a superannuation fund's chief executive sit on the fund's Trustee Board? Industry experts are divided on whether wearing both hats create potential conflicts of interest. The panelists at the Fund Executives Association Limited's (FEAL) national ...

IAG and NRMA outsources super admin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... introduce greater transparency and ease of access to superannuation. "In an increasingly complex environment, the Plan has to evolve with member expectations and empower them to take control of their superannuation," he said. David Anderson, business ...

Diversified funds on the wane?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
Money is flowing out of diversified 'single manager' funds as multi-managers gain popularity, according to Lonsec. Lonsec's latest report on diversified funds found the sector's funds under management (FUM) continued to fall, with a 12.6 per cent drop ...

S&P studies single manager alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... level of skill of some managers and inherent beta within funds. The anticipated growth of multi strategy funds failed to evolve, the report said, with two of the previously rated funds withdrawn and two other funds taking their place. The report noted ...

BGI targets adviser iShare apathy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... "Since the ETF trades like a direct equity [financial planners] haven't been the earliest of adopters, but I think that will evolve." Seccombe said because ETFs did not have a commission component, this could be another reason for the slow uptake among ...

BlackRock absorbs Impact

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
A new technology designed to help fund managers better demonstrate their investment methodology to clients is going to be exported in a big way after US giant BlackRock flagged plans to buy IT outfit Impact Investing. The deal is significant not only ...

The house that Sherry built

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The man who chaired the passage of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Bill 20 years ago is back in the limelight, this time with ambitious plans to dismantle the country's jerry-built superannuation system and replace it with a cheaper and more member-friendly ...

Oceanic and AIFA launch 13-wk FP course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
A joint venture between Sydney based Oceanic Human Resources and the Australian Institute of Financial Services & Accounting (AIFA) is addressing the national financial planner shortage by creating a 13-week fast track planning course. The Professional ...

SSgA exchange traded funds rise 33pct

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) is officially a billion-dollar industry for the local arm of State Street Global Advisors after the investment manager reported its "Spider" ETFs rose 33.1 per cent to reach $1 billion over the 12 months to May. It took ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Even though trustees of retail and not-for-profit super funds are subject to the same laws, they have evolved different ways of executing their roles, said Senator Nick Sherry minister for superannuation and corporate law. The operational differences ...