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StatewideSuper renews MetLife insurance deal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
South Australia-based StatewideSuper has re-appointed MetLife as the fund's insurer. Metlife has been StatewideSuper's insurer for the past 18 years and the appointment follows an extensive and competitive tender process, noted a press statement from ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... including the banning of sales commissions. Its implied disenfranchising of retail wealth management groups from default occupational superannuation may be further interpreted as anti-competitive. Because of this, it is unlikely to gain Coalition support ...

OneVue buys 50pc of WealthCraft

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... Kelly J. Tallas said PAS is currently being implemented for initial clients in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong Occupational Retirement Scheme Ordinance (ORSO). "We have been working with the WealthCraft Team closely over the last 6 months... formalising ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... transaction. Financial services company Deloitte releases its annual results for Australia. Blackthorn Resources Ltd and Occupational & Medical Innovation Ltd hold extraordinary general meetings. Quest Minerals Ltd and Anvil Mining Ltd hold annual general ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... introduced in 2007 and recognises asset management firms that offer top levels of service, performance and innovation to occupational pension plans and their members. David Schofield, president of Enhanced Investment Technologies' international division ...

Divide super for members: Rainmaker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... solution, he said. This may require government legislation to be changed, said Dunnin. "Using the best features of occupational superannuation, employees should be assigned into default super funds built for the majority of Australians who want a small ...

Essex County seeks global eq manager

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... and Markets Act 2000 or equivalent Law or European Economic Area (EEA) member state to manage assets on behalf of occupational pension funds," noted the tender document.

NZ rules to target 'simple needs' investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... intention to regulate people who do not pose a risk to the unsophisticated investor market. I prefer the proposed occupational approach which takes into account the complexity of the financial product that they are advising on." The minister added, "I ...

Biotech fund breaks into $4bn hearing loss sector

... which Sensear will target, is estimated to be worth $4 billion a year. Hearing loss is one of the world's most common occupational illnesses and the world's biggest compensatable occupational hazard. Besides Sensear, BioTech has investments in stem cell ...

MFS retires from village portfolio

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... ended a resident's contract they would be given one year's notice. The deal gave elderly residents of the villages "occupational certainty" and realised the sale of non-core assets for MFS at current carrying value, MFS managing director, Craig White ...