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Former Hostplus marketing exec joins IFM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The former executive manager of marketing at Hostplus, Umberto Mecchi, has joined Industry Funds Management as executive director, marketing. Mecchi will join IFM on 8 February next year. IFM's client services team will report to him. He will form part ...

Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Morningstar has rated the AMP Capital Australian Shares fund as 'avoid', citing instability in the investment team and high staff turnover as key reasons to the fund's rating. In a research note to advisers this morning, research house Morningstar said ...

AIA wins $160m Sunsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
AIA Australia cements its top spot as Australia's biggest group insurer after clinching a $160 million contract with Sunsuper. AIA replaces Suncorp Life to provide death, disablement and income protection insurance cover to over one million members ...

BTIM targets planners and boutiques

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
BT Investment Management plans to buy more businesses to boost its multi-boutique arm and expand its retail products in the coming years to suit planner demand. Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive of BTIM, said at the firm's annual general meeting yesterday ...

Aon offers auto rebalancing service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
Aon Master Trust enables its personal super members to better maintain their intended asset allocation and counter volatile markets through a new auto-rebalancing facillity. The new service was made available early this month, however members will have ...

ASX lodges defence for SGX pairing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) sends its strongest signal yet that it will push through its plans to merge with the Singapore Exchange, commissioning a report that outlined why the match makes sense. ASX engaged Access Economics to examine ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
US-based Berkshire Capital, which provides merger and acquisition services to investment and wealth management firms, has landed in Sydney - and appointed former BT chief executive Ian Martin as vice chairman, Asia Pacific. Berkshire Capital - not associated ...

Temasek boosts Singapore SMEs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The $147 billion Temasek Holdings is participating in Singapore's multi-billion co-investment program with local SMEs, to help grow the country's small business sector. Temasek said in a statement last week that it would take part in a Singapore-government ...

Magill grows FUA as client base doubles

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Nine months after the former chief of Statewide Super set up her own financial planning firm, Frances Magill is advising double the number of clients she initially targeted, and grown the firm's FUA to $5 million. Magill joined Matrix Planning Solutions ...

UCSuper makes debut in infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The $300 million-plus UCSuper is adding infrastructure for the first time to its portfolio - awarding mandates to Hastings Funds Management and Plenary Investment Management. Neil Kent, general manager of UCSuper, said the infrastructure holdings will ...