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Bravura picks up Garradin

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
Bravura Solutions has completed its purchase of administration software developer Garradin from Powerlan. The acquisition brings Bravura's customer base to 175 financial institutions globally and chief executive officer, Iain Dunstan, said the deal ...

VFMC chooses SimCorp as tech provider

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
Growing technology specialist SimCorp has been chosen by the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) as its preferred technology provider, supplying the $40 billion manager with its SimCorp Dimension software. VFMC will implement SimCorp Dimension ...

Plan to give: Perpetual

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Investors are missing out on the benefits of philanthropic giving but planners can help clients by buildnig charitable giving into their financial plans, according to Perpetual's head of philanthropy, David Knowles. Knowles said that up to 95 per cent ...

Citigroup not guilty of insider trading

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Citigroup has been found not guilty in the Federal Court of wrongdoing surrounding the trading of Patrick and Toll shares in the lead-up to the much publicised Toll takeover bid. Following allegations brought by the Australian Securities and Investments ...

K2 keeps kicking goals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Absolute return manager K2 Asset Management is trumpeting strong returns from its international and Asian funds, exceeding its own healthy performance targets. K2's Select International Fund achieved net returns of 33.7 per cent for the year to end ...

Super speeds past $1.1tr

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Australian superannuation assets tipped over the $1.1 trillion mark in March, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). APRA's Quarterly Superannuation Performance report highlighted that superannuation ...

Austock added to Mac margin lending

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Macquarie has added Austock Imputation Bonds to the approved list for Macquarie Margin Loans. Austock Life managing director, Ross Higgins, said the ability for investors to now gear the Austock Imputation Bond through a third party provider like Macquarie ...

Genesys chooses preferred insurers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
Genesys Wealth Advisers has partnered with four preferred group insurers - Aviva, CommInsure, Macquarie and TOWER - in a bid to leverage improved outcomes for all parties. Genesys head, Andrew Creaser, said the preferred supplier relationships would ...

Ord Minnett adds to planning team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
Ord Minnett has appointed a new private wealth adviser to its Melbourne team. Shane Williams joins the 35 strong Ord Minnett financial planning network, which spans Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Buderim and Mackay. ...

ING Real Estate moving in-house

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
ING Real Estate will be moving parts of its retail portfolio capabilities back in-house, but the relationship with Savills will not be severed completely. After three years managing ING Real Estate's retail portfolio, ING has decided to bring some capabilities ...