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Industry questions dual role of CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Should a superannuation fund's chief executive sit on the fund's Trustee Board? Industry experts are divided on whether wearing both hats create potential conflicts of interest. The panelists at the Fund Executives Association Limited's (FEAL) national ...

Credit Suisse nabs AMF stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
Credit Suisse Group has acquired an 80 per cent stake of National Bank of Canada-owned Asset Management Finance Corp. Credit Suisse confirmed in a statement that it paid $446 million for over 80 per cent of AMF. The Canadian company provides capital ...

IOOF profits down

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
IOOF has reported $26 million in net profit after tax, a drop of more than 10 per cent lower from its previous corresponding period. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange today, IOOF reported a $25.9 million underlying net profit ...

Serious about planning: Health Super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
The financial planning arm of the $7.6 billion industry fund Health Super, Health Super Financial Planning (HSFP), is rolling out six new services as clients voice their need for more sophisticated advice. HSFP, which offers its services to the fund's ...

AMP's profits down 2pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
AMP Limited has posted a two per cent fall in its underlying profit to $437 million after weathering challenging investment market conditions, but its financial services division survived the storm to report a three per cent increase in operating earnings. ...

CARE Super closes cap guaranteed option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
CARE Super is suspending its capital guaranteed option after the AMP Capital Guaranteed Fund closed its doors to new investments. The capital guaranteed option in both the CARE industry and pension funds were shut last Friday. According to a statement ...

NabInvest appoints new retail distrib head

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
NAB investment arm nabInvest has promoted Peter Smith to the role of head of retail distribution. Smith will be responsible for the development and execution of the retail sales strategy for nabInvest, including developing relationships within the financial ...

Weekly switching for BOC Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Corporate super fund BOC Super joins the growing list of super funds that are vastly improving their administration, with a new system that updates 'investment option' changes from monthly to weekly. In the past, BOC Super implements switches between ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Templeton Asset Management Ltd has established an office in Ho Chi Minh City, deepening its operations in the emerging markets arena. According to Templeton, the new office will focus on emerging markets investment research as well as the promotion ...

Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
AMP has launched the AMP Growth Bond, a "tax paid" investment that allows investors to accumulate wealth with no lock in periods. The AMP Growth Bond is an investment or insurance bond style of where tax is paid on investment earnings within the product ...