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Plato fund highly rated by SQM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Plato Global Shares Income Fund has been given a 4 1/4 stars rating from independent research company SQM. SQM said the rating reflects the "highly qualified and deeply experienced portfolio management team" and the "specific dividend capture strategy ...

Legg Mason Brandywine gets nod from Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust has been given a Highly Recommended rating by Zenith. In its report the researcher said: "Zenith's conviction is predicated on the extensive experience of the portfolio management team ...

Industry super fund head to join Myer Family Company

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The chief executive of a $7 billion industry super fund is leaving to take up a role with the Myer Family Company. Equip boss Danielle Press will leave the fund at the end of June 2016 after six years of service. Equip's chair, Andrew Fairley, said ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds believes that company directors who serve more than 12 years on the same board are at risk of compromising their independence. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has revised its global ...

No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
There was very little financial market reaction to China's latest data dump. This could be because the stats only confirmed what markets already know - i.e., China's economy is slowing - or they've discounted the disappointing numbers as due to seasonal ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Despite deteriorating market confidence and doubts over central banks' firepower and ability to influence market moods and outcomes, the events of the past week showed that CBs are anything but powerless. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's (RNBZ) unexpected ...

Perennial proposes Century restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Perennial Value Management has submitted a restructure proposal to Century Australia Investments. In an ASX statement, Perennial said that while Century "has historically operated independent of the investment manager," the proposal "would be to the ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A global pension expert believes both Australia and the UK will play a major role in driving future ingenuity and innovation for retirement markets across the world. On the eve of attending the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed US investment manager Parametric to manage a portion of its international equities portfolio. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) will be the first Australian client ...

CommInsure enhances claims process

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
In response to recent media coverage, CommInsure chair Geoff Austin has apologised to affected customers and said "the concerns raised in the recent cases reported are not a reflection of the values of our people or our business." Austin added, "We ...