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Dow Jones Sustainability Indices hails ESG leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... that the "world's largest companies" perform best in compliance categories and "struggle most" with "operational eco-efficiency." According to RobecoSAM head of indices Guido Giese, the CSA has become both the "gold standard for corporate sustainability" ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... under management Japan is one of Asia's largest funds sectors. Its participation will provide the passport with scale, efficiency, competition and choice. "The passport will offer investment managers across the region a viable alternative to the European ...

Zurich launches planner client survey tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... "The new tool not only increases client engagement from the very beginning of the advice journey, it also maximises efficiency for both the adviser and client by setting the adviser up with a clear point of discussion and practical ways to work with ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... structure." From product to service According to Philo Capital joint chief executive Brett Sanders, this increase in efficiency begins to touch on the true potential of the managed account structure, which he says is still widely being mislabelled strictly ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... defaults' that provide retirees with secure income streams." As part of this proposal, it recommends to "review the efficiency of the retirement income system to further improve the efficacy of the system to meet its core objective of providing an adequate ...

Industry funds attack banks on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... "Competition remains the most effective way to put downward pressure on fees, increase the quality of products, drive greater efficiency and better services for members," he said. FSC chief executive Sally Loane previously said the "Financial System ...

Link Group launches digital super card

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... digital membership card is easy to set up, easy to access and we know time-poor clients will appreciate the greater efficiency this change brings," Link Group chief executive of information, digital and data services, Paul Gardiner, said.

NZ Super eyes glass to smash returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... investment officer, Matt Whineray, said View's growth potential in a large market and the exposure it provided to the energy efficiency sector, made it an attractive portfolio addition. "While these investments in early-stage companies with strong growth ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... "Competition remains the most effective way to put downward pressure on fees, increase the quality of products, drive greater efficiency and better services for members," he said. Frydenberg highlighted that super fees have not fallen to expectations ...

Advice licensee uses tech to bypass paraplanning

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has partnered with a technology provider to add efficiency to the advice process and bypass paraplanning completely. SSFS managing director, Michael Monaghan, said the company is pursuing a growth strategy that ...