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Planners receive Wisdom awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
The annual Financial Wisdom Value of Advice awards recognised five financial planning practices for their contribution to the industry and clients ranging from retirement planning to pro-bono work. The winning advisers, who were selected from 50 entrants ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
Telstra Super earns top spot in member satisfaction according to leading consumer advocacy group, CHOICE. Telstra Super earned a customer satisfaction score of 75.7 per cent in the CHOICE Super Satisfaction Survey which assess funds across a range of ...

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Christian Super, whose funds all adhere to ethical investment guidelines, said it is benefiting from the increasing desire of Australians to see their super contributions invested responsibly. "As a Christian superannuation fund, we're committed to ...

More aid for small licensees

AFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will run its inaugural Small Licensee Practice Principal Conference next month to signal its additional support for financial advisers that run small and independent practices. The conference will be held ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
Challenger's Howard Mortgage Fund proposes to make $850 million of funds available for investor redemptions by Christmas, as part of a major restructuring to improve returns and liquidity. In a statement, Challenger said it will ask all its mortgage ...

Lazard Carnegie Wylie offloads local Dun & Bradstreet

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in the US has bought the independently-owned Australian and New Zealand operations from private equity firm Lazard Carnegie Wylie for A$233 million. The deal will place Australia in the centre of D&B Corporation's aggressive ...

Dimensional Aus hires two

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Dimensional Australia has hired an additional portfolio manager and a new compliance manager for its Sydney office. Thomas Reif has been appointed portfolio manager, joining the firm from JPMorgan, where he previously served as executive director of ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
One in four retail super fund members are considering switching to other super options because they are dissatisfied with the fees, customer service or investment options, CHOICE research found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per ...

UBS GAM names new head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Ben Heap has been appointed head of UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) in Australia, after Paul Bolinowsky stepped down from the role to become head of institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand. Bolinowsky stepped down after four years of ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Three Ohio pension funds have won a $840 million settlement from AIG after the insurer agreed to settle claims of accounting violations and stock price manipulation, in the tenth-largest securities class action settlement in U.S. history. Ohio Attorney ...