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FirstChoice platform upgrade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
Colonial First State is supercharging its FirstChoice platform with the addition of a government guaranteed cash deposit product, four Realindex RAFI funds and an enhanced range of insurance service. The platform's new FirstRate Saver includes no ongoing ...

Northern Trust granted Aussie bank licence

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
Northern Trust has been granted an Australian banking licence, allowing it to provide banking transaction services and broader custody and asset services to its local clients. The licence means Australian based Northern Trust clients such as the federal ...

Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... ways to facilitate credit lending to consumers and businesses. The TARP package was initially sold to the US Congress as a plan to buy illiquid assets from lending institutions, repairing their balance sheets and allowing them to resume their lending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... billion ($A1.06 trillion) financial rescue package won't purchase troubled assets from banks as originally planned. That plan would have taken too much time, and the Treasury would rely instead on buying stakes in banks and encouraging them to resume ...

New resources, fresh ads for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
The Financial Planning Association is helping advisers battle the financial crisis with a new resource centre for its members and a "Value of Advice" campaign targeted towards consumers. The FPA announced today that it had launched the Market Volatility ...

Japan's pensions turn to alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... 43 per cent invested in the real estate products. But this trend is shifting and a higher proportion of Japanese pensions plan to invest in private equity, real estate and infrastructure. Hidenori Suzuki, JPMorgan Asset Management Japan head of strategic ...

WW opens pension info site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... better-informed decisions. "Many employers feel it is crucial that they do more to communicate, educate and assist their DC plan members in the pursuit of long-term retirement saving," said Gary Smith, Watson Wyatt senior DC consultant. Watson Wyatt's ...

Sisyphian challenge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Like the mythical king Sisyphus, fiscal and monetary authorities continue to push a huge boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down. But while Sisyphus rolled the same rock over and over, the global boulder authorities are trying to push over ...

Changing of the guard at Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Chris Corneil is the new head of Russell's Australian and New Zealand businesses after Alan Schoenheimer was promoted to lead the firm's international business operations. Russell's long-time chief executive of the Asia Pacific region, Alan Schoenheimer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... cent, buoyed by energy and resources stocks in anticipation that China's $US586 billion ($A871 billion) economic stimulus plan would continue to drive export demand. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 56.5 points, or 1.39 per cent, at 4,107.8 while ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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