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Independent directors not always a good thing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... world where regulatory and system restructures abound. It is the first in a series of three books resulting from its research programmes within the investment management industry. Lars Falkenberg, assistant director of SimCorp StrategyLab, said the book ...

Gen Y have unrealistic investment expectations: research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... returns despite the fact that, on average, they hold a third of their investments in cash and are highly risk-averse, research shows. The RaboPlus sponsored data compiled by Celsius Research surveyed investors with at least $150,000 which included superannuation ...

Frontier hires Unisuper analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... public markets team and, prior to that position, he worked at Lonsec Securities as a senior investment analyst in manager research. He is currently completing a Master of Applied Finance at Macquarie University. He already holds a Bachelor of Business ...

Planner remuneration disclosure isn't working: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... headline adviser remuneration in ASIC's sights as they are also seeking major reforms to shelf-space fees and the way research is funded. "Fees paid to other financial services providers, such as fees paid by product manufactures to platform providers ...

Mammoth super data creates operational risk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Super funds may need to reassess their technology budgets after research found swelling data volumes is putting storage systems under too much pressure. Symantec research found Australian companies are struggling to keep up with rising data volumes ...

Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Plum Superannuation, Mercer Super Trust, REST and First State Super are among the top funds using the internet to provide online services to members, but many are still behind when it comes to real-time processing, noted a KPMG report. KPMG's recently ...

UniSuper seeks head of property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... UniSuper is looking to hire a new head of property. UniSuper, the industry fund for Australia's higher education and research sector, is looking for a head of property to manage the fund's $2.2 billion property portfolio. The new property head will report ...

Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... against unlisted valuation practices by retail funds with heavy weightings to listed assets is consequently misplaced, research found. "Fortunately, most superannuation funds continue to experience strong positive cash flows because of compulsory contributions ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... Goldman Sachs JBWere Core Australian Equities and High Alpha Long Term Opportunity (UBS GAM) offerings. The ratings house's research strategy involved two main components - first was the standard manager review by S&P Fund Services. The second involved ...

Macq prepares for longevity risk

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... category. Macquarie Funds Group (MFG) has appointed former McKinsey & Co graduate Andrew Robertson as the head of the new research and product team, to be called MFG Longevity Solutions. While the industry has long recognised the impact of longevity ...