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Aviva bags diversity award

Savings and insurance giant Aviva won the United Nations' Global Diversity and Innovation Award for its international diversity programmes. The judges chose Aviva for its"innovative" approach to embedding diversity within the company. Two years ago ...

Global indices are dinosaurs: Schroders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
Global equity indices are dinosaurs and could be heading for extinction, according to Schroders' head of sales, Brian Scott. Scott said indices such as the MSCI World (ex-Australia) were inefficient, had a poor alignment of interest, were unsafe and ...

Tax cheats handed decade in jail

Three South Australians were sentenced to a total of 12 years imprisonment for committing a tax fraud amounting to $6.8 million. 62-year old Maxwell John Reid, 48-year old Edna Reid and 75-year old Graham Ernest Dasborough were found guilty of a total ...

Intech courts alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
Skandia's 2006 acquisition Intech has ramped up its exposure to alternative investment strategies with the launch of its Global Trading Strategies Trust II (GTSII) diversified alternatives trust. "Intech's diversified trust investors now have the opportunity ...

Sunsuper seals admin deal with a twist

While many financial planners are moving towards the fixed fee model, fund administration services providers are running in the opposite direction, as evident from the recent Sunsuper and Citistreet deal. Sunsuper has continued its contract with fund ...

Suncorp planners ride groundswell of activity

Queensland-based Suncorp Financial Planners reported a 160 per cent increase in financial plans prepared over the past year. The dollar value of financial plans also increased by 82 per cent since May last year. "We're seeing a lot of cash contributions ...

Going green means getting ahead: RepuTex

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
Going green has its advantages, and they don't just come in the form of a lighter conscience, according to RepuTex's latest index figures. The numbers show that in the year to date and over a five year period, RepuTex's RTX Environmental Growth Index ...

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 ...

HOSTPLUS finds its bare feet

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
HOSTPLUS is set to launch a range of new member education measures based around the famous "Barefoot Investor" Scott Pape, complete with an online website-driven strategy, a long-term campaign and member education seminars. The campaign, called Kerching ...

AMP Capital Investors announces new retail head

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
AMP Capital Investors has announced a new head of retail distribution. Ben Harrop formally takes on the role after being acting head of retail for the past few months. He has over 15 years experience in financial services, including time spent with ...