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iShares calls for ETF disclosure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
More transparency and disclosure is needed from exchange traded funds providers, according to iShares, which has released a paper calling for global regulatory standards. iShares, a subsidiary of BlackRock, believes that a global standard classification ...

Statewide and Local enter merger due diligence

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The merger between StatewideSuper and Local Super is moving to the next stage after receiving in principle approval from the major shareholders of both funds. Chair of StatewideSuper, Nicholas Begakis, and Local Super chair, Juliet Brown, said the proposed ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Islamic fund opens doors to Australian investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Australian investors will have access to a new 'ultra ethical' fund, investing on Islamic principles with the launch of Crescent Wealth and its Australian equities fund, the first of a series of products it plans to bring to market. The Crescent Australian ...

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
It is critical that appropriate financing mechanisms are put in place if super funds are to contribute as much to social projects as the government would like, according to Christian Super. Chief Executive Officer Peter Murphy said it was of upmost ...

Australian bullion exchange to launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... available to Australian investors, Thomas Coughlin, chief executive, ABX, told Financial Standard, which will offer a principle to principle market formed through a member structure. "We are connecting the bullion industry with the finance industry which ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
A FOFA reforms submission from the Industry Super Network to Treasury has called for stronger legal requirements around financial advice and better consumer protection. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has requested that the Government strengthen legal ...

Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Four major super funds have joined forces to create a set of principles on how hedge fund managers should operate and manage risk - a move designed to improve investor confidence and stimulate more mandates into the asset class. ARIA, Local Government ...

New risk technologies shifting industry power

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... way down the food chain and within the next five years, a power shift in favour of individuals. "If you look at the principle of Facebook and social media, I think the technologies we have today are going to change the nature of financial markets. "The ...

Brand fit for a boardroom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Non-profit association Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) is holding a series of workshops designed to help female industry professionals fast track their careers - by building themselves into their own brands. Starting next month, WiBF will hold the ...