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Aussies fear super balances

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
More Australians don't know how much they have in their super today than a year ago, research shows. The second annual Suncorp Life Attitudes to Superannuation in Australia Survey assessed consumers' concerns about having enough money to retire on and ...

Perennial trusts retain ratings

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Ken West, one of the founding partners of Perennial Growth Management, retires tomorrow, but his leaving will not affect the ratings of several Perennial products, according to Standard & Poor's. The ratings on the Perennial Growth Shares Wholesale ...

NGS Super and Cuesuper to merge

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
NGS Super and Cuesuper plan to merge, creating a $3.5 billion fund with 90,000 members by April next year. Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive of NGS Super, said one of the most important considerations is that both funds have similar membership profiles ...

Equipsuper unveils fin plng campaign

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Equipsuper Financial Planning launched a "be yourself" communications campaign last week encouraging members to seek professional financial advice - with one in four members requesting follow-up from planners as a result of the initiative. The campaign ...

Anglican Diocese signs SRI deal with Mercer

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has appointed Mercer to an implemented consulting mandate focused on socially responsible investing. The arrangement involves Mercer tailoring a new multi-manager fund focused on SRI - a key criteria for the diocese. The ...

FSP appoints recruitment manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Planning group Financial Services Partners has appointed Allan Crane to the new role of national recruitment manager. FSP said the role was created to help spearhead the dealer group's growth plans. The appointment coincides with FSP's Future Directions ...

Select appoints head of strategic accounts

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Gary Walsh, the former national manager of strategic alliances for TFSA Holdings, has joined Select Asset Management as head of strategic accounts, Customised Portfolio Solutions. Walsh will be responsible for offering the Customised Portfolio Solutions ...

Abacus funds head exits

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Tom Hardwick, the director of funds management at Abacus Property Group, has resigned to concentrate on his personal investments in childcare. According to an ASX statement from last week, Hardwick resigned and Abacus Property Group head of strategy ...

Morgan Stanley offers way out for Pacific investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Pacific First Mortgage Fund unit holders will have the choice to exit the fund after a Morgan Stanley-sponsored real estate vehicle offered to buy up to 49 per cent of the units. Project Junior Pte Ltd (PJPL), a company owned by Morgan Stanley Real ...

China consumer research expert joins 8IP

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Specialist Asian equity manager Eight Investment Partners (8IP), set up by Kerry Series, the former head of Asia Pacific equities at AMP Capital, has hired the head of China consumer research at Macquarie Securities HK as analyst. Jessie Qian will start ...