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Gen-Y in a bottle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Banks and super funds run the risk of losing their Gen-Y members, who will represent half of their membership base in 10 years' time, if they don't drastically change their communication channels today. Rocky Scopelliti, a senior executive at Telstra ...

ANZIIF names new committee members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has appointed three new members to the Academic Council and another to the General Insurance Advisory Committee. Philip Maguire, principal at Professional Financial Solutions; Tiina Takolander ...

IFS adds three super funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Industry Funds Services (IFS) has added the Sisters of Mercy Staff Superannuation, AUST(Q) and CONNECT Super to its client list. David Haynes, general manager at IFS, said the three super funds had signed on this year. This comes after Industry Fund ...

Banks to tap ATMs for advertising

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
Australian bank ATMs could soon be used not just to take cash out but for promos and advertising too, according to an ATM advertising group that has done work for major British banks and is looking to open an office in Australia. i-design, a UK-based ...

RIAA hires ESG manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has hired former UK based socially responsible investment officer, Katie Swanston, as environment, social and governance research manager for the association's academy. Swanston previously worked ...

Clearway adds third client

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
Clearway Capital Solutions, has been appointed by Connecticut based Zebra Capital Management to market the business locally and in New Zealand. Zebra Capital Management, Clearway's third client, is a quantitative investment manager that provides market ...

MIR takes up Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
MIR Investment Management has adopted all Charles River Development's Investment Management System modules and the financial services software provider's global electronic trading network. In 2006, the Australian based asset manager implemented Charles ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Australian financial institutions looking to expand into the Indian sub-continent are being outflanked by a rush of Indian institutions announcing rapid plans to open offices Down Under. According to The Sheet banking industry newsletter, two of India's ...

Super is for income, not wealth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Super funds should start reporting their performance based on how much income they can provide to members on retirement, not on how much they return in the intervening period when the savings are locked up, said a US-based retirement expert. Don Ezra ...

Long and short funds merge to ride crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The financial crisis could bridge the gap between diametrically opposed asset managers with more hedge funds merging with long-only funds to slash operational costs, predicts consultancy firm Accenture. Mark Halverson, global executive partner, wealth ...