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Members vote for Lifeplan/Aus Unity merger

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Lifeplan members have yesterday approved the proposal to merge with Australian Unity. Over 98 percent of the members' vote was in favour of the merger. Lifeplan will now seek final regulatory and court approvals for the merger. The merged company will ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
VicSuper has been announced the winner of ACCA's annual Sustainability Reporting Awards. VicSuper received the top nod in three categories; Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report in the Financial Service sector awards at the recent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon on strong performances by the resources and financial sectors. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX 200 was 66.1 points higher, or by 1.55 per cent, at 4329.5, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 64.6 points, or ...

ASFA awards top super funds in comms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
QSuper, Russell Investments and AUSCOAL Superannuation Fund were among of the top Australian superannuation funds recognised at the ASFA Communications awards held yesterday. All three funds won in the 'Excellence in Member Communication' category this ...

Macquarie launches online election service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Macquarie Wrap has launched an online election service for corporate actions - a process that helps advisers eliminate the need for paperwork. When creating the new online service, Macquarie Wrap focused on reducing the administrative burden for advisers ...

Super funds battle for ASFA awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
AMP Financial Services, First State Super and Sunsuper are among the 16 finalists jostling for awards that recognise excellence in communicating with fund members and industry stakeholders. The awards, to be held in Sydney, at The Ivy this Thursday ...

QSuper call centre wins top gong

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper's contact centre has been named the top teleservices centre in an industry awards held this month, making it one of the few super funds recognised for call centre excellence. The QSuper Contact Centre won the Teleservices Centre ...

RBC Dexia wins HSBC mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
HSBC Bank Australia has awarded a mandate to RBC Dexia Investor Services to provide international investor services for its global investments business. HSBC Global Investments is the institutional wealth management arm of HSBC Bank Australia and distributes ...

Financial planning is key: Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Westpac chief executive and managing director, Gail Kelly, said in a briefing yesterday that the bank's financial planning business is central to Westpac's multi-brand strategy. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch briefing, Kelly said ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... after Google launched Google Docs - a web application (web apps) that allows users to read and manipulate Office word and Excel spreadsheets online. But Google's cloud computing dominance could be cut short by Microsoft's more aggressive foray into the ...