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Gonski calls for NFP director liability review

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
A safe-harbour provision for board directors of not for profit organisations should be of prime concern for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), David Gonski told an industry event yesterday. Speaking at Philanthropy Australia's ...

Fiducian acquires three fin planning firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... Singh, managing director of Fiducian Portfolio Services. Singh said the company is focusing on doing a lot of building and ground work while the markets are volatile. "We are doing this now as we believe it will bring more stability, expand our services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... report, suggesting the central bank sees growth as having slowed slightly since July. LONDON - European equities mostly lost ground as investors took profits amid shifting expectations that the US Federal Reserve would unveil more stimulus measures later ...

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... with market-capitalisation indices, said Craig Hurt, AXA IM director, Australia & New Zealand. "SmartBeta offers a middle ground for those looking to harvest the return of the market whilst still avoiding the inefficiencies of a purely passive approach," ...

Invesco expands local real estate presence

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... O'Brien, chief executive of Invesco Australia said now is the opportune time to expand the Asian capability to include on the ground Australian real estate expertise. "Also, we have a building client base in Australia and Ian's appointment will help ...

CSSA calls on Treasury for MySuper clarity

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... who work with corporate super funds, it's simply not good enough." He said that the industry needs to know now what the ground rules are so that it can make the changes needed to get on with business. In addition, CSSA seeks clarity from Treasury on ...

No role for FWA in choosing default funds: CSSA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance has endorsed option 4 of the Productivity Commission's default super fund inquiry, namely that an independent expert panel and not Fair Work Australia should make default fund listing decisions. Gareth Hall, CSSA ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... said the Australian stockmarket received positive guidance from overseas. "The resources sector has recovered the lost ground they suffered yesterday," Mr Sekely said. "Even though we're seeing BHP and Rio up, there's still a flight to quality, with ...

LUCRF expands in-house investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... and help with networking. "China is one of the biggest drivers of the Australian equity market, and having someone on the ground who speaks the languages will be an advantage." LUCRF Super (Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund), Australia first ...

AusSuper to double Asian exposure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... and help with networking. "China is one of the biggest drivers of the Australian equity market, and having someone on the ground who speaks the languages will be an advantage." The six-person panel includes Paul Chow, ex-CEO of Hong Kong Securities and ...