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RBC Dexia appointed fund admin for GS JBWere AM

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GS JBWere AM) has appointed RBC Dexia Investor Services as fund administrator and transfer agent for its $8 billion Australian portfolio. Managing director of GS JBWere AM, Ian Ward-Ambler, said his business undertook ...

Southern Cross aims to invest early with VC fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
Southern Cross Venture Partners has launched a $200 million venture capital fund with a focus on early stage investments and propelling new Australian businesses on to the global stage. Southern Cross Venture Partners aims to leverage its strong existing ...

Plan B buys NZ private banker

Perth based financial planning group Plan B enjoyed working with NZ based Strategic Asset Management (SAM) so much it decided to buy the mid-size private banking firm for an undisclosed sum early this month. Plan B, which was set up by founder Bryan ...

NZ Super Fund scores big but cautions on the future

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted better than expected returns for the third year in a row but has cautioned that its current level of performance will not be sustainable over the long term. The NZ fund, the equivalent to Australia's Future ...

Intelligently designed eLearning programs boost sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
ELearning was once considered just a cost-cutting tool driven by human resources departments wanting to lower training costs, but if it is intelligently redesigned it can become a method of finding and retaining customers and boost customer loyalty. ...

Perpetual chief signs on to bigger pay deal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
Perpetual chief executive officer and managing director, David Deverall, has renewed his contract, securing significant increases to remuneration and bonus structures. Changes to Deverall's previous employment contract include an increase in the notice ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute's Leading Index rose by 1.8 points in June resulting in a year on year growth rate of 5.3 per cent, the highest monthly reading since March 2004. The index measures four components of future activity in the approvals ...

Top fund communications win 2006 ASFA Awards

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has announced the winners of the 2006 ASFA Communications Awards, an annual event which recognises the superannuation industry's top marketing and communications professionals. Ten super funds ...

New group chief exec for AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH) has announced the appointment of a new group chief executive to replace the outgoing Les Owen. Chairman of AXA APH, Rick Allert, announced the appointment of Andrew Penn to the role and praised his track record in ...

New Sydney FOHF entrant wins global award

A European fund of hedge funds (FOHF) manager that's just set up an office in Sydney has bagged the coveted Global Investor Investment Excellence Award handed out in London last month. The 105-year old award winning hedge fund group, Stenham Asset Management ...