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UK advisers should shift to planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... report from a conservative libertarian think tank. The report, 'Put the saver first, Catalysing a savings culture' by the Centre for Policy Studies and is a response to the UK regulatory push for an auto-enrolment savings and investment culture that ...

Finance and Treasury Association appoints new CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... of The Finance and Treasury Association to be seen as essential for all finance, treasury and risk professionals in Australia," said Michell. FTA promotes better practices in treasury and aims to again be the preferred source of continuing professional ...

Vanguard founder joins MLC board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... "Since then, he has held a series of senior roles over 30 years at Vanguard, including founding Vanguard Investments Australia in 1996 and growing it to become a successful and serious player in the investments market. We look forward to welcoming Jeremy ...

AFM partners with Indon mngr for Aust expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... managers that we think will be committed to the Australian institutional market place. My view is that in the future Australia as a region will be looking to invest in the region more, and it's a long term partnership that will cater to that need," said ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... are likely to be disappointed if Harvard academic Martin Feldstein is correct. Dr Feldstein recently told the Australian Centre for Financial Studies that the US was unlikely to achieve growth rates much higher than 2 per cent this year with its recovery ...

ACFS appoints Duffield as chair

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Jeremy Duffield, former chairman of Vanguard Investments Australia, has today begun work for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies as their non-executive chairman, bringing policy-maker connections to the role. The former deputy chairman of the ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... stewardship at an awards gathering in Melbourne last night, with Care Super, Goldman Sachs Asset Management & Partners Australia and La Trobe Financial Services among this year's winners. More than 300 professionals from the wealth management and superannuation ...

Ahead of the pack

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE MEDIA PARTNER OF THE MFSS.  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... more than double its benchmark's 59.3 per cent. SG Hiscock launched one of the first 'high conviction' strategies in Australia and belongs to a small group of fund managers that believe relative performance is not enough. The fund claimed it's the only ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... the MFSS 2011 Investment Stewardship Award for Investment Managers are: Australian Ethical Investment Aviva Investors Australia Colonial First State Global Asset Management Goldman Sachs Asset Management & Partners Australia Lend Lease Investment Management ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... Telstra signed a three-year partnership deal with IT services firm Accenture to provide cloud computing services in Australia, with Optus, Fujitsu and CSC also entering the market. Cloud computing enables a financial services company to access its IT ...