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IIFA pledges global reporting standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The International Investment Funds Association has vowed to support development of a better investment fund reporting system at its 21st annual meeting, which concluded in Sydney last Friday.

2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards winners

The 2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards ceremony held in Sydney this morning highlighted the year that was in superannuation, where the best and finest tussled for the top gong.

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

ING Australia superannuation strategy manager Graeme Colley, CBUS chief executive Sandy Grant and director of AMP Corporate Superannuation Greg Healy are the inaugural recipients of the 2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Industry Service awards.

Sustainable audits need more structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Two in five companies are at risk of not fully complying with a new emission auditing law that will come into effect next year, according to a new study.

Funding costs trim Suncorp banking profit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Suncorp Metway managing director John Mulcahy told the annual meeting yesterday it expected the credit crunch to trim between $10 million and $15 million from the "bottom line full-year result" of the group's banking business, though Suncorp did not ...

Epoch boutique heads Down Under

A top performing US-based international boutique is coming to Australia in two weeks as part of an exclusive distribution deal with Grant Samuel Funds Management, a new multi-affiliated fund manager headed by ex-Credit Suisse Asset Management head Andrew ...

NAB establishes new boutique incubator

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
National Australia Bank Group has established a new boutique incubator division, nabInvest, to help expand the company's presence in the boutique space.

Morningstar scores top ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
US-based investment data researcher Advisor Perspectives has found Morningstar's mutual fund rating system scores highly on rating bonds but not so much on international equities.

Credit Suisse outsources to State Street

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia has teamed up with State Street in an outsourcing deal that will see the custodian provide middle and back office services across the investment group's $23 billion assets under management.

Global competition drives local investor services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Australia's dynamic investment market is forcing investor services groups to innovate quickly to meet rising expectations from clients who are now used to buying services globally, said Laurence Bailey, chief executive of JPMorgan Worldwide Securities ...