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Carthona endorses UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Carthona Agriculture, a green investment consultancy for institutional investors, is incorporating the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment into its services. Charlie Blomfield, managing director of Carthona, said applying these principles ...

Mercer ups ante in corporate super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... (industry) plans. Dawson was previously at Russell Investments in the US where she was managing director, Retirement Services Australia and director, US Retirement Services. Kleiman was previously at CSA Retirement Services (formerly Citistreet Australia) ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... include the non-profit association Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and government-owned group Air Services Australia. AvSuper has more than 5,000 members and more than $1 billion in funds under management.

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... should not be on page five - it needs to be on page one," said David Smith, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services Australia. "[The year] 2008 is going to be remembered as the year that the global economy and the markets had a roller coaster ride. ...

FPSA moves operations to Melbourne

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) is relocating its head office from Queensland to Melbourne after adding five east coast based financial advice practices and 10 advisers to its network since the beginning of the financial year. The move ...

Zurich hires investment specialist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia appointed Patrick Noble as senior investments specialist. Prior to this appointment, Noble worked at Skandia for roughly five years as investment specialist and also across distribution and investment research roles. ...

Tech will bond insurers and planners: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers national forum in Sydney yesterday, Young, from Zurich Financial Services Australia predicts that a cross-industry online electronic filing system will be the future of consistent and efficient advice. Using ...

Ex-AFS distribution head joins FPSA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) has appointed ex- Australian Financial Services head of distribution, Mark Ryan, as director and dealer principal. Director of FPSA Deborah Baron said Ryan will be invaluable in driving strategy to take FPSA ...

East Timor Petroleum fund signs JPMorgan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... JPMorgan will also educate BPA officials on global financial markets. Jane Perry, JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services Australia & New Zealand chief executive, said the agreement was the first of its kind in East Timor. This broadening of services ...

Funeral insurance goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia is adding funeral cover to its online product range. Zurich unveiled the new online offering that aims to help fund the expenses associated with funerals as part of its ongoing strategy to make life insurance accessible ...