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Vietnam an attractive fit for family offices

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The second largest investor in the Vietnamese stock exchange after the Vietnamese government, Dragon Capital, is to meet with 25 family offices in Sydney and Melbourne this week. This is the fund manager's third trip to Australia in five years and represents ...

CEOs face pay cuts: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... conscience now among investors on how incentive packages are applied." The research also found that incentive package structures focus on the short term -between one and five years- even if investments are sometimes made looking at the long term. "It ...

Government announces key super reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... However, the reform is expected to save about $350 million over the forward estimates period, Shorten said. "The system should focus upon people who earn average wages and in order to keep the system sustainable, we can't have infinite concessions to ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... announcement of changes to the superannuation taxation system this morning has ended speculation, allowing savers and voters to focus on the future, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for ...

Centrepoint appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... retiring Tony Robinson. The financial services firm said Robinson was stepping down after four years with the company to focus on personal business interests. Centrepoint chairman Rick Nelson thanked Robinson for his involvement in the acquisition of ...

Islamic finance forum to discuss Shariah growth opps

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... bring together senior industry figures, global Islamic investors, Islamic bankers and top Shariah scholars. The topics will focus on newly created capital market opportunities in Australia and what would be the best approach to create the value proposition ...

AIST CEO asks for long term changes in super

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... the post-retirement stage and how it interacts with the aged pension and aged care. Also, the industry needs to switch the focus from just revenue to people. "We need to change the discussion away from focusing on full-on revenue to actually building ...

SelfWealth provides socially responsible portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
SelfWealth, an online service that allows investors to compare their portfolios against each other, has partnered with Infinitas Asset Management and will provide a socially responsible and a women-friendly portfolio to its community. SelfWealth users ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... too much at the mercy of cyclical trends, says Hyperion Asset Management managing director Tim Samway, who believes that a focus on company fundamentals is the only way to go. Presenting to financial advisers from around Australia, the equity specialist ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Durbin, CFS general manager, strategy told the Financial Standard. Durbin said that when practices moved off-platform the focus moved from servicing the client and business development, to administration and operational tasks. "There is significant expense ...