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AXA appoints GM financial protection

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
AXA Australia has announced a general manager of financial protection to grow the financial protection business to a market leading position on the back of a new strategy. Michael Rogers has been with AXA since 1999, including four years as AXA Australia's ...

ASIC acts to shut down scheme owing nearly $8m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings against a managed investment scheme which owes investors roughly $7.87 million. ASIC has taken action in the Adelaide Supreme Court to have a managed investment scheme ...

Global Octance Fund takes off

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
HFA Asset Management, a subsidiary of Australian Stock Exchange listed HFA Holdings, has released its newest absolute return product, the HFA Octane Global Fund. The new Octane Global Fund offers leveraged exposure to up to 20 managers through accessing ...

Westscheme stays with TOWER for life

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
Industry fund Westscheme Superannuation Fund has reappointed TOWER Australia as the fund's group life insurance provider for its 178,000 member base. TOWER Australia has been Westscheme's insurance provider for nine years, and Jim Minto, TOWER Australia ...

Zenith recommends 7 Aust small co funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
Zenith has completed an Australian Small Companies Sector Review covering 40 funds, with seven funds included on Zenith's recommended list. The newest addition to the recommended list was the Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund, bringing the total ...

Equipsuper adds two to team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
Equipsuper has appointed and ex-Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) executive as chief financial officer as well as announcing a new company secretary. Former head of operations with the VFMC, John Rodd, has joined Equipsuper as chief financial ...

Allco to be headed up by ex-BT chief

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
Former head of BT Financial, David Clarke, has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of Allco Finance Group. Clarke has over 25 years experience in the industry, including executive roles with MLC/Lend Lease, BT financial Group ...

ALP's broadband funding comes under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
The Federal Labor Opposition has come under fire for its plan to build a high speed broadband fibre to the node (FTTN) network covering 98 per cent of the population, with the $4.7 billion dollar project to be bankrolled by the Future Fund's remaining ...

QIC makes room for new managers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
QIC has terminated mandates with Denver and AQR in order to make room for two new managers in the QIC International Equities Small Companies Fund, Skyhawk and ClariVest. Skyhawk, based in Memphis, Tennessee, is a high conviction fundamental stock picker ...

New chairman for SPAA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
The board of the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has announced SuperConcepts technical manager, Graeme Colley, as the new chairman. Current chairman Peter Hogan will remain with SPAA as vice chair. Colley, technical ...