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HSBC fund gains 'three stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Standard & Poor's has rated the HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity fund 'three stars'. This is the first time the ratings firm has reviewed the HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity fund, a new product in Australia that is managed by Halbis Capital Management ...

FICA names chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) elected Duncan Fairweather as the council's chair. Fairweather is an executive director at the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) - formerly the International Banks & Securities Association ...

Watson Wyatt wins HSBC pension admin

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
HSBC Bank Pension Trust, one of the largest private sector pension schemes in the UK, appointed Watson Wyatt as administrator. The fund hired Watson Wyatt to provide accounting and treasury services in addition to administration in the first quarter ...

US fundie expands into Japanese pensions

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
US-based INTECH Investment Management LLC has been appointed by Nikko Asset Management as a sub-adviser to provide a customised international equities strategy to Japanese pension funds. INTECH will provide the firm's Kokusai Strategy which uses the ...

Austock closes high yield fund

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Austock Asset Management has been forced to close the High Yield fund after a flurry of redemption requests from investors. The firm told Standard & Poor's it was closing the fund after a recent rise in redemption requests had increased the fund's exposure ...

Media Super hires BNP for custody

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Media Super has appointed BNP Paribas Fund Services Australasia as master custodian. BNP Paribas Fund Services acted as the interim provider of custody services for the fund so the appointment comes into effect immediately. Ross Martin, chief executive ...

CS appoints head of asset management Aus

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Credit Suisse has appointed Filo Sedillo as head of asset management Australia. Sedillo previously worked at Citigroup as head of alternative investments for Australia and New Zealand. He also worked in senior institutional client management roles in ...

Aon upgrades insurance

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance for members to include unlimited death cover and higher total and permanent disablement (TPD) and income protection limits. The trust has increased the TPD benefit to $3 million and income protection has risen ...

Instreet targets Asian equities

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Instreet Investment is looking to add an Asian equity option to the next Link DPA Series. George Lucas, managing director at Instreet Investments, said the planned series would provide investors with exposure to Asian equities, excluding Japan, by tracking ...

US planners prefer fee model: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
US based financial planners are favouring a fee based remuneration model and appreciating the role of education more, according to a survey. A Cerulli Associates and College for Financial Planning survey, found a shift away from commission based remuneration ...