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Managed fund for charity pays dividends

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... mimicking the Australian Securities Exchange's rises and falls, he said. Cuffe said he promotes the fund to different company boards and small seminar groups but expects flows to increase when markets gain momentum and investors become more confident. ...

Bennelong appoints Intech head as chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... as chairman of the BFM Board. He retires from his positions with both the Bennelong Group and Bennelong Funds Management Boards due to growing commitments elsewhere, including his other directorships and consultancies.

Inflation no show

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... decisions. The RBA will again be investigating domestic and international economic dynamics when they meet next week. The Boards' final overall assessment will determine whether or not they raise interest rates... not yesterday's CPI report.

US fin reforms win pension fund support

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... shareowners." The fund has been working for many of these protections for upwards of a decade, especially for independent boards, access to the proxy, and better executive compensation policies, he said. "This reform goes a long way to plug the gaps ...

Cbus CONNECT merger goes ahead

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... announced they have formally agreed to merge effective 1 October 2010, creating a $14.7 billion fund. Earlier this year the two boards confirmed they had signed a heads of agreement providing in principle support for a merger subject to a due diligence ...

IFM global infra assets outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... key part of its strategy, Himbury said IFM is just as focused on ensuring its existing assets are growing. "We sit on 29 boards of infrastructure assets that we own so we've put a huge commitment into improving the assets," he added. This follows the ...

Changing of the guard at Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... serves as a member of the Corporate Governance Council established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as well as on the boards of a number of other private and publicly listed companies. Sandrasegara will join Temasek on 18 October. Meanwhile, Temasek ...

MLC appoints Bleakley as external director

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... of senior roles at Advance Bank, Tower Group and Bridges Financial Services Group. Most recently, Bleakley served on the boards of RetireInvest, Millenium 3, Financial Services Partners and ING Financial Planning. This board oversees the financial planning ...

SEC launches derivatives review

SEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... funds that rely on derivatives have appropriate risk management procedures in place. The review will also assess if fund boards are given enough oversight of the use of derivatives in the fund. Fund prospectus' will also be investigated to ensure the ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... governance provisions were key. "Do have confidence in long-term shareholders to act like the owners of the company - to improve boards, and performance." "Don't be fearful that the legislation will lead to an SEC proxy access proposal that would upset ...