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Equip to manage AustSuper's defined benefit schemes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... benefit schemes represent around 2000 members and $700 million in assets. AustralianSuper's group executive for membership Paul Schroder said defined benefit had become a relatively small and increasingly expensive niche within Australian Super's ...

Innovation to drive 2014 AFA Conference

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... have been confirmed as speakers. They will be joined by The Body-Brain Performance Institute executive performance coach Paul Taylor, communication and performance expert Amanda Gore, co-founder and managing director of thankyou water Daniel Flynn and ...

Billionaires: How typical are you?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The typical billionaire has a net worth of US$3.1 billion and is 63 years old, according to a new global wealth survey by Wealth-X and UBS. In the Pacific region including Australia, 34 billionaires control a total of US$97 billion between them. However ...

Questions raised about independence of van Eyk board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... Franks was chief financial officer up until April 2014. Financial Standard understands that head of strategic development Paul Bray was a member of the board until late August. Bray was joint chief executive of ABN AMRO between 1999 and 2004. His Linked ...

ASFA asks FSI for clear targets to measure super success

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Murray Inquiry to set clear objectives against which the success of superannuation's role in reducing the Age Pension burden on public coffers can be measured. In its latest ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... dollar bonds, local currency corporate bonds and local currencies. Capital Group senior vice president and head of Australia Paul Hennessy said: "We introduced a unit trust ETOP vehicle in 2012 for Australian investors because they told us that they ...

CIO to step aside as EQT shifts focus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... to leave the company following a review of its strategic approach and the priorities for its asset management function. Dr Paul Kasian, currently head of equities at Equity Trustees, will become acting head of asset management, supported by Hugh Hodges ...

AIMA appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... running a hedge fund and the passion to make Australia a vibrant hub for hedge funds and investors," AIMA Australia chairman Paul Chadwick said. "His insights will greatly benefit members and our dialogue with investors, government representatives and ...

ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for lifetime cap to non-concessional superannuation contributions for those with balances over $2.5 million. The recommendation is published in a report which analyses the impact ...

Premium appoints head of network development

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... accountancy practice development and will be a valuable asset to Premium as we grow the business," Premium managing director Paul Harding-Davis said. "Premium's experience, systems and accreditation offers small and medium practices, in particular, an ...