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TAAM to add two more clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... investment officer at TAAM, said the fund manager has the capacity to take on board some more funds from pension and superannuation funds. He said despite the volatility in equity markets, the fund manager continued to attract and keep clients in the ...

Kosmos wins $50m from Maritime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... Maritime currently has $700 million invested in Australian equities. Meanwhile, the transfer of the Teekay Shipping Superannuation Plan to Maritime Super has progressed smoothly, said Robertson. The transfer occurred on 1 January. Maritime Super was ...

Shadow shop reveals service gap among planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... adviser or looking to switch. Shadow shoppers held more than $150,000 in investable assets or over $150,000 in superannuation. Andrew Whiley, national manager of marketing and distribution at Industry Fund Services (IFS), said the CoreData report's findings ...

GESB reaches $10b milestone

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Western Australia's biggest super fund, GESB, has reached the $10 billion mark in funds under management. GESB has experienced 107 per cent growth in the fund over the past five years, noted Michelle Dolin, chief executive of GESB. A major contributor ...

AdminPARTNERS to target midsized funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
The newly-renamed superannuation funds administrator AdminPARTNERS has big plans for the midsized superannuation market and, this year, it hopes to tailor similar services for fund managers, too. AdminPARTNERS was previously known as GPen before it ...

RBF-Tasmania CEO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... career," he said in an email response. Gillies has over 30 years working in the finance, wealth management and superannuation industries. Prior to his role as chief executive, Gillies was portfolio manager with RBF's investment trust. He was a director ...

Mandatory online schooling for trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... accounting, member communication and managing problems. While there is currently no mandatory online education system for superannuation fund trustees in Australia, some industry experts argue that online training - mandated or otherwise - could be an ...

Towers Watson to fix post-retirement blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... former Watson Wyatt Australia merging with Towers Perrin) is made up of three business segments: Benefits (including superannuation consulting), Risk & Financial services (including investment consulting) and Talent & Rewards. Of the three, Benefits ...

SMSFs buy more Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
Self-managed super funds are embracing the comeback of Aussie shares with vigour, according to new figures from Multiport. Investments in equity have become the flavour of the quarter to 31 December, with a 10 per cent jump in investments in the sector ...

AFS to launch SMSF admin service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group is launching a self managed super fund (SMSF) administration service that could halve the time required to set an SMSF. Peter Daly, managing director and group chief executive at AFS Group, said the administration ...