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Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The notion that company boards have a legal obligation to act in the sole interest of their shareholders is a myth, according to a new discussion paper by the Governance Institute of Australia. The paper, entitled 'Shareholder primacy: Is there a need ...

Cbus sacks alleged leaker, plans governance review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Cbus employee allegedly responsible for leaking member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has been sacked, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Appearing at a hearing for the Royal Commission into ...

AMP doubles wealth management cashflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
AMP's wealth management business has more than doubled its cashflow for the third quarter of 2014 compared to last year's corresponding quarter. AMP saw cashflows of $476 million for Q3 2014, compared to $206 million in Q3 2013. This brings total assets ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... passive, 'set-and-forget' instruments, and started viewing them instead as a means of actively managing asset allocation? James Fernyhough and Mark Smith report. In Australia, exchange traded funds (ETFs) have traditionally been viewed as a cheap and ...

Former Macquarie exec joins managedaccounts.com.au

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Managedaccounts.com.au has appointed former head of Macquarie private portfolio management Trevor Fisher to the newly-created position of head of product. Fisher will be responsible for delivering on the functionality and initiatives the company has ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Three major retail superannuation funds have rejected claims that they are relying on passive investment strategies to keep MySuper product costs down, confirming they have a significant allocation to active managers. Colonial First State head of investment ...

Group insurance consortiums 'inevitable': MetLife

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Group insurers must form consortiums if they want to continue to provide group cover to the growing 'mega-funds', according to MetLife head of distribution Michael Goodall. Speaking at an even hosted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

AustSuper premium hike sees surprise member response

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
AustralianSuper's decision to significantly increase life premiums has had the surprise effect of triggering more members to dial up their cover. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Insurance Symposium, AustralianSuper product ...

Former JBWere acting CEO joins Impact Investing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Former acting chief executive of JBWere Daniel Madhavan has been appointed as the inaugural chief executive of Impact Investing Australia. Madhavan will head up the newly-formed not-for-profit organisation that aims to grow impact investment opportunities ...

Energy Super discloses all holdings on website

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Energy Super has developed an online tool that publicly discloses all of its holdings across all asset classes, including the number of units held and the value of each listed holding. In so doing, the fund is pre-empting mandatory portfolio holdings ...