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Superpartners opens voice portal

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... Walker, national contact centre manager for Superpartners. "Moreover, the portal allows for contact centre representatives to focus on more complex member account queries, since approximately 25 per cent of the calls will now be automated," she said. ...

ETCs open on ASX

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... backed by allocated bullion held in trust; this has become very important selling point in today's market given the increased focus on credit and counterparty risks."

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry yesterday unveilled his top priorities for 2009, which includes a strong focus on short selling regulation, margin loans and credit rating agencies. Speaking at a media function in Sydney last night, the minister for superannuation ...

Capping fees is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry may be very vocal about the need to slash superannuation fees from an average 1.25 per cent to below one per cent but he said legislating a fees cap is out of the question. "I'm not an advocate of fee caps. I don't think that's appropriate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... futures index was 73 points higher at 3,541. In economic news on Tuesday, Optus will release its SMB survey, which looks at focus areas for small and medium business in Australia. In company news, Alesco is to issue interim results. Gloucester Coal Ltd ...

Olicc wins Shadforth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... industry that advisers and support staff spend too much valuable time on administration and back office work, taking their focus away from clients," said Cliff Garrels, managing director at Olicc. But using Olicc's system, SFG's management team can see ...

Unilever Super seeks super provider

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... would be free of direct responsibility for risk management, legal issues and compliance. This in turn will allow them to focus more time on member services, fund facilities, member education and investment options. Unilever Super said detailed discussions ...

Jobs safe in Australia: ING

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... adapt the organisation to the new business environment, ING is taking several steps to reduce risk and expenses and increase focus on its core savings and investment business," noted the statement. However, a company spokesperson from ING Australia said ...

Free cash flow wins mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Free cash flow is a recipe for strong above benchmark returns amid turbulent times, according to Epoch Investment Partners, which recently won a $173 million mandate from Suncorp. According to Andrew McKinnon, chief executive of Grant Samuel Funds Management ...

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia's longstanding chief investment officer Eric Smith has resigned, with US Vanguard principal Joseph Brennan poised to take over the reins of the $60 billion asset manager. Robin Bowerman, head of retail at Vanguard Investments ...