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UniSuper revises major mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... review helped reinforce UniSuper's competitive position. "We are extremely proud of our reputation as an innovative, research based fund, with strong investment performance. These refinements to our Public Markets portfolio and recent additions to our ...

Asteron launches income product for 80s and over

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... product is designed to address the longevity risk faced by many and the gap in retirement savings. "You can see from our research that for a lot of people nearing retirement age, their biggest fear is having to rely on Government handouts or their children ...

Zenith names top global managers

... Stanley and PM Capital have been named top of their league as part of the annual International Shares Sector Review by research firm Zenith Investment Partners. Zenith, which provides research and fund manager ratings for financial planners, whittled ...

Intelligently designed eLearning programs boost sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
ELearning was once considered just a cost-cutting tool driven by human resources departments wanting to lower training costs, but if it is intelligently redesigned it can become a method of finding and retaining customers and boost customer loyalty. ...

DeAM chases alpha in fixed income

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The alpha trend has stepped neatly over to the fixed income space, with Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) being the latest fund manager to announce the roll-out of a new high yield fixed income fund. The announcement comes only a week after global fund ...

Praemium to access UK's wealthiest through Lloyd's

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... 800 wealthiest individuals," he said. Naoumidis said Argenta manages Lloyd's members' anticipated premiums, providing research for members as to which insurance underwriting syndicate they should include in their risk portfolios. The deal is the second ...

Plum puts increased super savings on auto-pilot

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... needing to lift a finger nor sacrifice any of their existing take home pay. The Escalator Program has been designed around research that bore out theories suggesting consumer choice was often an impediment to saving and the idea of saving itself was ...

MLC launches into after-tax reporting

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... Investment Services (including MLC MasterKey Investment Service Fundamentals) and MLC Wholesale Funds. MLC investment research manager, David Hutschison, said after-tax reporting gave investors far more tangible information. "After-tax reporting increases ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... per cent more than in 1997. Involving 1,040,000 people, this represents about 63 per cent of small business operators. Research conducted in July found that of 503 people surveyed by market researcher TNS and Rice Walker Actuaries, 69 per cent did not ...

Tyndall promotes marketing and comms manager

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... and promoted internally as part of a push for a stronger retail presence. Maria Pavlellis, formerly a Tyndall equities research analyst and most recently part of the retail marketing team, has taken on the role and is responsible for coordinating retail ...