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Hermes appoints ex-Fortis chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
Hermes Fund Managers has appointed former Fortis Investments chief executive, Ian Manton-Hall, as director, Hermes Fund Managers Australia. Manton-Hall joins Hermes from Fortis Investments (previously ABN Asset Management), where he was CEO, Australia. ...

AMP hires senior portfolio

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
AMP Capital Investors has appointed former ipac senior investment manager, Van Athukorala, to the newly-created role of senior portfolio manager, Future Directions Funds. Athukorala will focus on large and small cap Australian equities and international ...

Cavendish buys Bendzulla Actuarial

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
Cavendish Superannuation has bought actuarial and retirement services group, Bendzulla Actuarial. Bendzulla is a consulting actuarial practice headquartered in Hobart and services clients nationally. The firm has qualified actuaries resident in most ...

S&P places sell rating on AMP fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
S&P Fund Services has assigned a 'sell' rating to the AMP Capital Small Companies Fund after AMP Capital Investors announced the resignation of its portfolio manager, Michael Hughes. This leads to uncertainty surrounding the future of an Australian ...

Asteron leaves KiwiSaver market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
Asteron is pulling out of the New Zealand KiwiSaver market. The firm is winding up its KiwiSaver Scheme at the end of May, which had more than 6,000 members with approximately $33 million in funds under management (FUM). The decision to withdraw from ...

LUCRF Super appoints global eq managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Industry fund LUCRF Super has appointed Arrowstreet Capital LP, MFS Investment Management and DFA Australia (Dimensional) as its new international equity managers. The appointments follow the fund's international equity review, which is part of an overall ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... by demonstrating competence, independence and its ability to stay on top of challenges," Simpson said. "To do this, the company needs to set out clearly how it is addressing succession planning. With the turmoil of the financial crisis, and the painful ...

HSBC funds now on IOOF platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Financial planners can now access the HSBC GH Diversified Strategy Fund and HSBC Asia Select Equity Fund through IOOF's investment platforms, including Pursuit Select. The HSBC GH Diversified Strategy Fund provides access to a fund of hedge funds strategy ...

Single-issue advice soars 59pc: ESI Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Contrary to popular belief that Gen Yers are indifferent to their super savings, one super fund has recorded a 59 per cent jump in members seeking limited advice in the past three months. The fund recorded an increase in formal statements of advice ...

Diversa appoints ex-Souls fundie

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... business, Headland Global Investment Management, and provides further expertise, resources and capability to implement the company's growth strategy.