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AGEST Super on record breaking run

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
AGEST Super, a public offer industry fund that targets Australian government employees, has reported a stellar financial year, with total contributions and fund assets setting new records for the fund. Contributions and rollovers to the fund for FY06 ...

VFMC chooses SimCorp as tech provider

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
Growing technology specialist SimCorp has been chosen by the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) as its preferred technology provider, supplying the $40 billion manager with its SimCorp Dimension software. VFMC will implement SimCorp Dimension ...

Economic round-up: A greener shade of dirty

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
China may be turning green after all as it finds the business of cleaning-up to be a financially lucrative one. Power generation is the biggest source of CO2 in America and until recently America was the biggest producer of CO2 in the world. But China's ...

Investment treasure in emerging Europe: QWL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
QWL is chasing returns in emerging European countries by finding investment managers with the unique skills to operate in these regions. The multi-manager QWL New Europe Fund follows the QWLEuro Fund, which has been returning 26 per cent per annum ...

Westpac adds to growing trophy cabinet

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
Westpac added to its trophy cabinet today by picking up the Best Retail Bank in Asia and Best Retail Bank in Australia awards for 2006 at The Asian Banker Magazine's Excellence in Financial Services Awards in Shanghai. Westpac beat over 140 banks and ...

Macq buys half of Olicc

South Australian based adviser software provider Olicc Technologies has caught the eye of the big Australian, Macquarie, who's software arm has taken a stake in the business. Macquarie's Coin Financial Planning Software has acquired 50 per cent of Olicc ...

Vanguard takes top honours at Rainmaker Marketing Awards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Vanguard's Colin Bold has taken out the award for Marketer of the Year at the 2007 Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards. More than 250 attendees were on hand to see Bold, head of marketing for Vanguard, take out the open award for Marketer of the Year. ...

Super is now the centrepiece: Vanguard

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Superannuation is now the centrepiece of every consumer's financial plan, driven by a range of recent product development initiatives coming in response to changes to Federal Government policy. "The latest tax ruling on insurance offered by super funds ...

Print Super terminates mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
Industry fund Print Super has dropped managers Maple-Brown Abbott, Portfolio Partners and Credit Suisse and handed the $340 million in mandates to Tyndall, MIR, ABN AMRO and Generation. Print Super cut Maple-Brown Abbott's $180 million equities mandate ...

HOSTPLUS launches super sport campaign

Industry fund HOSTPLUS, which enjoyed an advertising coup last year with its sponsorship of NRL grand finalist Melbourne Storm, is to roll out another aggressive sports-themed campaign for this year. The new TV campaign will show a montage of different ...