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AustralianSuper and Mercer now a tag team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
One of the country's largest superannuation funds, AustralianSuper, has recruited global consulting firm, Mercer, as its specialist service provider for its $1.6 billion corporate division. The venture will see Mercer provide administration, call centre ...

New CFO for Superpartners team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia's largest superannuation administrator, Superpartners, has appointed Perry Abbott as chief financial officer. Previously the director, global commercial and operations of Computer Sciences Corporation, Abbott will be spearheading financial ...

Schroders shielded from LPT burnout

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
The Australian arm of international asset manager, Schroders, managed to buffer a portion of the credit and stockmarket crisis' impact when it sold all listed properties from its equity, balanced, and high yield funds over a year ago. Many investors ...

Back to school for MA providers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
It may soon be school season for the Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (IMAP) members as the professional body prepares to uncover an education program to promote awareness of the managed accounts (MA) industry. According to Tracy Byrne, IMAP ...

Australia number 1 in managed funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Australia retains its status as the global lead in managed funds, as investors continue to pump more into the sector compared with their US and European counterparts. According to the AFG global funds management index, Australians boast an average of ...

Investors swarm to Asian hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Asian hedge funds industry continues to expand exponentially as investors flock to pour more than $12.4 billion into the market last year. New data by global hedge fund research house, Hedge Fund Research (HFR), show assets in the Asian hedge industry ...

Financial Synergy grows SMSF team

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Financial Synergy has recruited a new business development manager in an effort to boost their SMSF administration services to financial advisers and accountants. Julian Grainger has joined the company as a BDM, and will report to FS general manager ...

Valad splurges $138m for debut purchase

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Time waits for no man, and Valad Property Group has certainly taken the proverb to heart as it wastes little time in snapping up three London office properties with its newly established UK Opportunity Fund. The $137.8 million purchase is the first ...

Investing in BRIC, food, feed and fuel

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) yesterday launched the Keystone Funds - Series II, paving the way for investors looking to sink their teeth into the firm's latest international investment opportunities. The Keystone II Funds offer investors the choice ...

MDS hoists independence flag

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
A new financial services provider, MDS Financial Group (MDS), has officially launched its enterprise into the Australian market - claiming independence as a key selling point of its business among investors. MDS is the product of a merger between market ...