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ESS Super to apply UN investment principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Victorian-based public sector fund ESS Super has joined the ranks of mega super funds AustralianSuper, UniSuper and ARIA when it signed up to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment. ESS Super chief executive officer David Atkin said ...

Aberdeen appoints new southern states manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed former state manager for The Private Collection Group Sumi Putra as southern regional manager to cover expansion across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Putra's appointment is Aberdeen's first business ...

Russell bolsters adviser services team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Russell has expanded their retail investor services team with four appointments. Peter Burnett, an internal appointment, will take on the role of national sales development manager. He was formerly Russell's Victoria/Tasmania state manager. Mehernavaz ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed Vanguard to manage their new Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) system. A relatively new concept in Australia, Vanguard pioneered the technique in 2004 with MLC. VFMC is introducing ...

Skandia upgrades client support

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
Skandia is upgrading how they support their key dealership partners by introducing three levels of support that include account management, relationship management and centralising how they manage ongoing liaison between their key accounts and Skandia's ...

New partnerships and sponsorships announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The financial service industry continues to ramp up its presence in the corporate sponsorship market with Wilson HTM, MFS and Community First Credit Union all recently announcing major community partnerships, donations and sports sponsorships. Wilson ...

Green light over red tape

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The hints haven't exactly been subtle, but State Governments are finally moving to fast-track more than $40 billion in infrastructure projects. We've had serious customer complaints from our biggest Japanese commodities buyers including Nippon Steel ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
New independent reverse mortgage broker network Fortus launched today, offering what it called a 'strict code of conduct' to safeguard retirees considering a reverse mortgage. Comprised of more than 40 brokers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria ...

Local Super selects Vision for back office admin

Local Super is starting a new trend when it handed its back-office administration services contract to another super fund. The fund announced that it has entered into a partnership with Victorian-based super fund Vision Super. Nic Szuster, chief executive ...

Investor responsibility key to governance: Regnan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Investors need to re-think their investment attitudes and focus more on corporate governance and long-term value than shot-term profit, according to Erik Mather, managing director of governance research house Regnan Mather said that while attitudes ...