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Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Up to 6.9 million inactive super accounts will be rolled over into active accounts once the Stronger Super reforms kick in on January 1, 2014 according to Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten. The Minister was in Melbourne this morning to launch ...

Perpetual completes retail distribution restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Former NAB/MLC Wealth head of national accounts and research Matt Thompson will join Perpetual next month as general manager strategic accounts. The move is part of a shake-up of Perpetual's retail distribution set-up announced in December, which sees ...

AMP Capital fund secures US mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
ASIC has revealed conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The results of the 2011 survey, carried out to test the quality of advice given to consumers in or nearing retirement ...

Asteron Life launches adviser friendly package

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Life insurance specialist Asteron Life has launched a new insurance package aimed at making life easier for independent financial advisers in the life risk business. Asteron Life Complete includes a simplified income protection range with reduced pricing ...

PIS contracts Zenith for product and research review

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Professional Investment Services has signed up Zenith Investment Partners to carry out an annual review of its approved product list and internal research process. Zenith will also take part in Professional Investment Services (PIS) investment committee ...

Strong half year results for new Challenger boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Challenger's new chief Brian Benari has started off his new role on a positive note with the investment management firm posting strong half yearly results. Benari, who took over from Dominic Stevens on Friday, announced record interim total annuity ...

AMP Capital expands Aus Equities team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is continuing to grow its Australian Fundamental Equities team taking on two new full time staff, as well as launching a new global resources fund. Senior portfolio manager and analyst Ed Rayner joined AMP Capital on secondment from AllianceBernstein ...

HUB24 increases FUM by half a billion dollars

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Investment and super platform HUB24 has secured four new clients, bringing in over half a billion dollars in funds under management for the Investorfirst owned subsidiary. Advisers at DFS Solutions, Equiti Private Wealth, Oxbrey Financial Group and ...

Zurich reveals internal shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Zurich Australia has announced a shake-up to its life insurance and investment business which sees a key senior management position made redundant. Under the restructure, the position of executive general manager, investments will no longer exist, a ...