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Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... continually improving health and safety provisions. "China's growing maturity in regards to health and safety has seen increased focus on standards and enforcement," Lim said. "For example, several tragic high rise fires spurred the development of specific ...

Russell appoints three to actuarial team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... after 18 years with Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson). Buttler, with 30 years' superannuation and actuarial experience, will focus on actuarial consulting to large complex defined benefit funds. He was previously a senior consultant at Rice Warner and ...

Chi-X saved investors $215 million in first year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The increased competition provided by Chi-X, Australia's largest alternative exchange venue, saved investors $215 million in trading costs in the 12 months since launch, a study conducted by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has estimated. ...

PGI updates fixed income fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... investors. "Investors are rotating out of a more traditional type of fixed income product to next generation products which focus on yield, but have more flexibility across asset classes and are less tied to benchmarks," PGI managing director of Global ...

State Street appoints new head of Australia

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed Lochiel Crafter as head of its Australian operations following the departure of senior managing director Robert Goodlad. Crafter was previously SSgA's head of investments for the Asia-Pacific region ...

Former Macquarie director resurfaces at Citi

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Former Macquarie Bank divisional director Alan Machet has been appointed as head of Citi's Australian cards business. At Macquarie, Machet led the direct distribution of retail financial services for the investment bank's Private Wealth division. "We ...

Hunter Hall founder targets instos and SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... and chief economic adviser Stephen Robert, who has worked for Lehman Brothers, UBS, SBC and Laminar Group, Altair will now focus on diversifying its offering. Altair will announce additional staff members in due course. "The combination of private wealth ...

Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... Asset Management chief executive Ian Simm. 'Resource efficiency' or 'resource optimisation' are terms used to describe the focus and development of more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy practices. Companies operating in the space are focused ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... said. "They're mainly in the top 100 stocks. The banking sector, the resource sector: they're the main two sectors that they focus on and we've seen that weakness across the board there." The big four banks have fallen, with Commonwealth Bank losing ...

Wilson HTM defies loss expectations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... significant," Coppin said. Wilson HTM is also reinforcing its wealth management business and has now more than 80 advisers, which focus on serving high net worth clients. Coppin refused to comment on the investigation that the board is conducting on ...