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Aon appoints new CEO

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2007
Aon has appointed a new chief executive officer and country manager for its Australian operations. Steve Nevett, previously the national general manager for Aon's corporate risk services, has been appointed chief executive officer and country manager. ...

ASIC pleased with insurance industry

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released a report examining the improvements home building insurers have made to their policies and whether they are providing customers with better access to information about the costs ...

Hedge fund crosses the Rubicon

Sick of hearing critics complain about management fees charged by hedge funds, local hedge fund of funds (FOF) provider Rubicon Asset Management has launched a hedge fund platform with no management fees attached. "The impact of high fee structures ...

Macq property gears up for SMSFs

Macquarie Direct Property (MDP) is primed to capture the growing self-managed super fund (SMSF) market after boosting its senior team with three appointments in the past six months and tailoring its range of products to suit SMSFs. This week MDP appointed ...

Tricom gains approved rating

Tricom Income Fund, managed by boutique investment specialist Tricom Investment Management Limited (TIML), has notched an 'approved' rating from Aegis Research. Aegis said the fund is well structured and is suitable for investors who want an alternative ...

Mortgage funds not justifying fees: Aviva

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Aviva has questioned the level of fees being charged in the mortgage funds sector, claiming performances and large cash holdings do not justify the costs. Aviva also highlighted a shake-up of the sector, where new entrants to the market have been able ...

SG at 9 per cent is enough: Watson Wyatt

A new study has dismissed calls that the current 9 per cent superannuation guarantee (SG) is not enough to fund retirement, saying the obsession around SG levels diverts the attention away from more realistic solutions to resolve the nation's purported ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Some good news with respect to Australia's skills development and technological strength following the announcement by Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop that the national science organisation CSIRO will receive $2.5 billion in funding. ...

Virgin conquers web

Virgin Super has enjoyed a 30 per cent increase in new customers in less than six months thanks to its online strategy. While web applications have existed for many years in other industries, it is a fairly new concept in superannuation with latest ...

Cbus members snap up increase in cover

Industry fund Cbus' strategy of ramping up the insurance cover of members is proving to be a big hit with more than 99 per cent of eligible members saying yes to the initiative. In November last year Cbus kicked off a campaign of providing members with ...