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IXIS Loomis wins Telstra Super $100m mandate

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
IXIS Asset Management Australia has won a $100 million mandate from Telstra Super to be invested in its Ixis Loomis Sayles Global Growth equity fund. Karyn West, managing director of Ixis Australia, said the Global Growth equity mandate fills a gap ...

Russell emerges as Tower's MTM frontrunner

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2006
Tower Australia looks set to outsource the management of its multi-manager product following a board meeting in early July, and industry sources believe Russell Investment Group is already the clear frontrunner for the contract. Tower revealed last ...

LGSS appoints Intech in spite of sale plans

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) has appointed Intech Investment Consultants as their external asset consultant, only weeks after industry sources reported that Intech were circulating an information memorandum for the sale of 50 per cent ...

Watson Wyatt creates dual responsibility role

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Watson Wyatt has appointed an Australian superannuation and administration services manager in a dual responsibility role to also take charge of quality management for Watson Wyatt's Asia Pacific region. Colette Colman, previously head of operations ...

SFE claims first ASX scalp

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
The merger that was once touted as a fait accompli took an interesting turn yesterday as Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) shareholders moved to oust their chief executive, Tony D'Aloisio, in order to win support for what has become a stalled merger with ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager (MTM) OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager ...

MLC claims "first mover" on "fee for service"

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
NAB/MLC have announced that their high-end financial planning group, Godfrey Pembroke, will mandate that all planners be remunerated purely by fee for service, believing it is a "first move" for a major player in the industry that has become caught ...

CSF awards $26m fixed income mandate to IXIS

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) has awarded a $26 million fixed income mandate to IXIS Asset Management Australia for investment in a fund jointly developed with Loomis Sayles & Company. The IXIS Loomis Sayles Credit Opportunities Fund was jointly ...

Budget reforms exacerbate risks for Gen L: Asteron

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Financial planning group Asteron is commissioning a study on what it says is the biggest gap in the recent Budget - how Gen-L who are already in retirement will outlive their superannutaion savings. Asteron head of technical services sales and marketing ...

Trust appoints manager to boost institutional services

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
Trust Company Australia (Trust) has appointed a new executive general manager to institutional services. Simon Kelland, formerly an asset finance consultant, executive director of projects and structured finance with ANZ and associate director of Macquarie ...