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Assist trustees, don't overregulate: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... consistent reporting format across all regulators, according to Andrew Barr, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees research and policy manager. Instead of gutting the regulatory environment, Barr said APRA and ASIC should organise a consistent ...

Hunter Hall donates $1.32m to charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... more than 30 charities benefited including Amnesty International, Australian Conservation Foundation, Australian Cancer Research Foundation and Free the Bears Fund Inc. Hunter Hall's generosity contrasts that of other organisations that have decided ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... Exchange, the December share price index contract was 53 points lower at 3,590 on a volume of 18,731 contracts. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said Westpac's announcement of a $2.5 billion placement to institutional investors was well received. ...

Christian Super wins top sustainability gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... on the depth of socially responsible investment. Goldman Sachs JBWere head of environment, social and governance (ESG) research, Andrew Gray was awarded the Special Award for Sustainability Research. His whitepaper found a correlation between good governance ...

Pensions deficit hits US firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... pension plans losses turn a $90 billion surplus into a $420 billion deficit, according to Mercer. According to Mercer's research, the S&P 1500 defined benefit pension plans lost over $200 billion in November, $170 billion in October and more than $150 ...

What a member wants

... should be treated as 'investors' or 'fund beneficiaries', said a governance expert. Scott Donald, director, fiduciary research at Russell Investments, said that the industry's major players and government policy makers need to do a fundamental re-think ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... its part to mitigate the crisis. Earlier this year, the firm commissioned corporate climate specialists Climate Risk to research climate change risks and seek out opportunities they present to clients. Next year, brokers will also receive comprehensive ...

Daily unit pricing not the answer: Henaghan

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... inconsistent with what we're trying to do here in the industry," said Henaghan. Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker Information, said daily unit pricing can also be a major reason why some funds perpetuate lower returns, particularly ...

Fidelity Europe fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... BT Wrap, AMP Wealthview, Skandia, Avanteos, Beacon, Goldman Sachs JBWere and E*Trade platforms. According to Rainmaker Research, the fund lost 21.32 and 15.52 over six and three month periods to the end of October.

Frontier hires analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... previously worked at Shadforth Financial Group/Haintz Financial Services as an analyst and prior that appointment as a research assistant at Monash University analysing Asian hedge funds. Allison Hill, Frontier Investment Consulting senior consultant ...