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Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Executive compensation in Australian listed companies is out of step and needs to be brought back into alignment with investor interests, said Schroders deputy head of Australian equities in a briefing note. Andrew Fleming, said "Executive compensation ...

Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... of the firm and the portfolio management structure in place promotes a high level of accountability and alignment of interest with investors." For the third consecutive time Lonsec has maintained its conviction that the fund "can achieve its objectives ...

Antares makes global bond fund management appointment

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... as its new global bond fund manager. Nordio comes from BlackRock where he was director and portfolio manager for fixed interest, with responsibility for both domestic and global bonds. In his new role, Nordio will be responsible for expanding the boutique ...

AustralianSuper uses scale to negotiate deals with NAB, ME Bank

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... Chief Executive, AustralianSuper, term deposits outside of super have been growing rapidly and he anticipates increased interest in term deposits within super. Silk also said the move reflects AustralianSuper's commitment to the development of market-leading ...

Matrix adds new member firm

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... business according to managing director Rick Di Cristoforo, after the company decided last Wednesday to seek expressions of interest. According to Rainmaker Information, Matrix Planning Solutions had 108 advisers and $2.7 billion in funds under advice ...

Matrix alerts AustralianSuper of plans to sell

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... business according to managing director Rick Di Cristoforo, after the company decided last Wednesday to seek expressions of interest. "We're at a stage of development where Matrix has a series of projects and processes that we are able to do as a normal ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Australian broker market and wider investment vehicles are far more prepared for the introduction of Chi-X in less than two weeks than other economies in the past, according to Fidessa, but there is still more work to be done. Fidessa, a trading ...

Indexed FUM up 30% since GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... second highest level for international equities indexing," they said. "Meanwhile indexing penetration for Australian fixed interest has stayed around 10% but for international fixed it's slid down to 12%, its lowest ever level as the fixed interest and ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... is a counter-flow which takes monies back overseas. Similarly overseas property trusts made up 22.5%. Australian fixed interest (21.8%) and Australian shares (14.7%) comprise the next most popular choices," said the report. This is the first research ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... with the same accounting tactic as Citigroup -- booking paper gains on the bank's own debt due to favourably changing interest rate spreads -- lost 2.7 per cent. Bank of America, which has not yet delivered its third-quarter earnings, dropped 2.6 per ...