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MLC global equities and property PM departs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
MLC Investment Management has appointed Myooran Mahalingham as acting portfolio manager global equities and property after Paul Duncan left his role. "Paul has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. He has been with MLC for 10 years ...

AMIST appoints CIO

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Super fund AMIST has recruited Megan Pham, former NGS Super assistant investment officer, in the newly-created role of chief investment officer. Pham joined AMIST last week and will be assisting AMIST chief executive John Livanas in overseeing the investment ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...

IOOF books $225m net inflows, simplifies ops

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
IOOF Holdings, the listed financial services group that could become the new owner of the AXA North platform subject to ongoing AXA APH merger talks, books a strong set of full-year results and flags the continuing consolidation of its various business ...

ASFA calls on Cooper to aid SuperStream reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review panel, to write a paper that will outline the right framework to deliver key SuperStream reforms. The paper will be presented at ...

Ipac boosts insurance-related investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Ipac Asset Management plans to have as much as a 25 per cent allocation within its alternatives growth portfolio devoted to insurance-related investments, and backs the strategy with a $50 million seed investment into a newly-launched catastrophe insurance ...

Top CEOs back statutory fiduciary duty for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The country's top executives in financial services said that the Ripoll Inquiry recommendation to impose statutory fiduciary duty for financial advisers is the best way to improve the quality of advice, a survey shows. The Financial Services Council/PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

AGEST chief exec steps down

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The board of $3.7 billion super fund AGEST is on the hunt for a new chief executive after Michael Seton tendered his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Seton said in a prepared statement issued today that his years at AGEST have been enjoyable ...

Trustees address 'young' elephant in the room

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Credit unions and super funds share the common dilemma of how to best serve their younger stakeholders, and it's a risk that becomes more pressing as their Baby Boomer clients move on from 'saving for retirement' to 'spending their savings' phase. Mark ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Bruce Watson, the head of the super fund billed as one of the top 50 employers in Australia, was named the 2010 Fund Executive of the Year for his achievements in superannuation. The award was handed last night in a dinner reception by the Fund Executive ...