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29 March 2012 • By Columnist • 1 min read

PPSA makes asset ownership more complicated

The new PPSA regime has created vast complexities in asset ownership for institutional lenders, Brett Eagle writes. With high funding costs impacti...

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Getting to grips with after-tax benchmarking

After-tax benchmarks need to be customised for them to be effective, GBST head of cross market solutions Kathy Taylor-Hofmann says. Why are our lar...

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Retirement estimates: it's time to act

Relief from AFS licensing requirements means the way is clear for super funds to provide retirement estimates on their annual member statements, Tower...

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Negotiating the opt-in maze

Confusion, costs, complaints - as far as the financial services industry is concerned, there isn't much good to say about the consequences of implemen...

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BTIG expands sales trading team

BTIG Australia has expanded its institutional sales desk. Institutional broker BTIG Australia has added a trader to its Sydney-based team. Sam W...

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MySuper fees: simple or equitable?

A more prescriptive MySuper fee structure could cause problems in recovering insurance administration fees, Bill Butler writes. On 21 September 201...

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Northern Trust appoints deputy MD

Northern Trust has appointed Oliver Noel as deputy managing director of its fund administration business in Luxembourg. Global financial services...

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IOF appoints fund manager

Fund manager Tino Tanfara will soon retire from the Investa Office Fund. The Investa Office Fund (IOF), formerly known as the ING Office Fund, h...

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Plan B appoints new group executive

Matt Nile is the new group executive for operations, IT, risk and governance at Plan B. Perth-based financial services firm Plan B Group Holdings...

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Asia outlook 'positive' in 2012: Russell

Inaction in Europe is the single biggest threat to global market sentiment. Asia will not be immune to Europe's credit woes but will send some posi...

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