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Jenny Brown named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "It is all about the amount of communication that funds are putting out there: some have 24 hour access to customer service, tools and calculators, but others ...

The New Daily to avoid political bias: Weaven

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... have an emphasis on stories reflecting fact, and the headline reflecting the story," he said. Weaven said member communication and engagement was the number one motivation for the industry super sector - comprising Industry Super Holdings, AustralianSuper ...

ASIC's whistleblowing demands too extreme: ACSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013

Standard Life Inv appoints investment director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
Global fund manager Standard Life Investments has appointed Matthew Newham as investment director. Based in Sydney, he will be responsible for developing Standard Life Investments' wholesale business across Australia and New Zealand. He commenced in ...

Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... where bank-owned retail funds have a massive advantage over their industry and corporate counterparts - in member communication as well as all other fields. Richard Body, Towers Watson's head of technology and administration solutions Australia said ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Super funds must prepare for a high level of activist scrutiny of their investments as a result of the increasing of portfolio disclosure requirements, according to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans ...

Advisers coming round to social media

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Financial advisers are increasingly using social media to interact with their clients, according to a report commissioned by Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). The survey, conducted by Beaton Research, found that 34.5% of advisers are actively ...

TAL launches 'world first' group insurance technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... faster processing," he said. UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan said: "This secure data link-up enhances communication by linking the administration system of the fund and TAL in real time, which results in improved management of risk, process ...

Leading fund manager demands reporting rule change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Stricter company reporting rules are needed, as some companies are giving institutional shareholders an unfair advantage by providing "privileged information," according to top Australian fund manager John Abernathy. The Clime Asset Management chief ...