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NAB AS wins Maple-Brown Abbott mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... operating officer at MBA said NAB Asset Servicing's local strength and commitment to deliver was a key factor influencing their choice. "NAB's service model, registry, systems capabilities and ability to meet current and future demands were key factors ...

NSF Super partners with MetLife

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... (NSF Super) members. "NSF Super is very pleased to begin a new partnership with MetLife and we believe they are the best choice to deliver our members' insurance needs," said Ian Morante, NSF Super's Fund secretary. "Our members will benefit from MetLife's ...

Low cost pensions to shake-up UK market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
The UK pension fund market is in for a shake-up with a new breed of low cost operators entering the fray with fees from 0.3% pa plus a weekly admin charge. Attracting their interest is that the UK is already the world's largest annuity market, accounting ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Russian consumer stocks are a favoured investment choice in Eastern Europe, as wealth in the region rises and the average debt burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... Mediterranean couldn't decide which way to jump - stay and choke to death or leave and... choke to death. Yes Virginia, this the choice the Greeks face. Come to think of it, if they leave, at least they'll have company. Ireland perhaps? Or Portugal? ...

CSSA: MySuper puts corporate super insurance at risk

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... suggested that all these funds are transferred to a MySuper fund by 1 July 2017 if the member has not made an investment choice. "The concern is that Explanatory Memorandum 6.40 suggests that most insurance arrangements attached to investment benefits ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... expectation of greater efficiencies and reduced costs but also additional member benefits in the form of greater freedom of choice. "The role of chief operating officer (COO), as broadly defined, is crucial in the day-to-day management of both the fund ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... the Germans and the Greeks play their game of chicken. Who'll be the first to blink? For what they are playing at is not choice of austerity or growth per se or that of exiting or staying, it's the precedent that this choice would create and the ramifications ...

AMP signs $220m tech contract

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... information officer at AMP. "With a proven track record of service delivery supporting business change, CSC was the obvious choice to assist AMP to support our integration program."

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... presidency on this promise - that'll dominate the European policy agenda going forward. But does it have to be an either or choice? Why couldn't it be a compromise - a little lesser austerity and a bit more growth? But I digress. Wall Street closed flat ...