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Record fall in super fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... workplace, personal and retirement not-for-profit funds and master trusts. Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker's associate director of research and author of the study that is contained in the Rainmaker Benchmarking report, said it's the first fall in three years. ...

Industry questions dual role of CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... they want to do if they can do it well," he said. At the other end of the spectrum, Scott Donald, director fiduciary research at Russell Investments, is not in favour of a chief executive - current or otherwise - joining the board. "I'm not sure if it's ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... said that the investment opportunities arising from the global climate change issue are enormous. According to Stern research, the value of low-carbon energy markets could rise to $500 billion by 2050. The UN also estimates that demand for projects generating ...

QIC's new asset class a hot commodity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... other asset classes and high correlation to inflation. He said QIC gained exposure to commodities using futures markets. "Research has shown that a long term risk premium can be accessed in commodities via the futures market," he said. "Commodity futures ...

Long-term service doesn't guarantee referrals

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... now expect a stronger focus on this aspect of advice than in previous years," he said. Barnwell said ING would use the research to reinforce to their advisers and dealer groups the benefits of building and maintaining a relationship with their clients. ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... operations in the emerging markets arena. According to Templeton, the new office will focus on emerging markets investment research as well as the promotion of financial services projects that will contribute to the development of the Vietnamese stock ...

JANA recruits ex-Mercer manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... master funds with over 220,000 members. At JANA, Plant will be responsible for ongoing implementation of JANA's best research ideas into the platform, managing client relationships and platform development and operations. Plant commences in the role ...

Pax fined for SRI breach

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... SEC filed the charges with the fund managers of the Growth Fund and the High Yield Bond Fund, the head of the Social Research department, Pax World's outside counsel and the chief compliance officer all no longer working for the group.

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... invest offshore or bid for assets directly, rather than invest in the offerings of these groups. Roland Winn, the head of research at the wholesale infrastructure investment manager CP2, said: "Under the original model Macquarie or Babcock would come ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide has taken a serious stance in managing environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the ...