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Vision Super remains hopeful on Equip merger

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
Vision Super is confident that its merger with Equipsuper will still go ahead, despite fears that it was off after negotiations between the two hit some union hurdles, as reported by Financial Standard on May 26. "Vision Super will continue negotiations ...

New software simplifies front office broking

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Technology services firm GBST has launched new software it says will simplify client relationship management for the Australian broking industry. GBST FrontOffice allows brokers to view all client information including portfolio value, cash balance ...

StatewideSuper to merge with Local Super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Industry fund StatewideSuper is to merge with smaller fund Local Super in a deal that would create a $4 billion entity, covering 160,000 members of the state's work force. Statewide Super, which has about 90 employees, 135,000 members and $2.4 billion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market bounced back from early losses to be higher at noon, with stocks in the materials and retail sectors leading the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.9 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 4,677.1, while ...

Equip and Vision merger in doubt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The merger between Equipsuper and Vision Super appears to be off, after negotiations hit an unexpected hurdle yesterday. Equipsuper's chief executive officer, Danielle Press, confirmed to Financial Standard that the merger would not be completed in ...

Merged planning groups plot Snowball effect

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Snowball Group and Shadforth Financial Group are driving the consolidation agenda with their merger which came about largely thanks to the matchmaking skills of financial planning industry stalwart John Godfrey. The two non-aligned financial advice ...

Macquarie breathes new Life into insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Macquarie Life has made a series of upgrades to its insurance offerings, including the merger of two products and improvements to its underwriting and claims process. Macquarie Life FutureWise, a retail offering available to SMSF investors, has been ...

Energy Super joins $50bn admin platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Newly merged Energy Super has joined the Independent Fund Administrators and Advisers (IFAA) Acurity administration platform, which boasts QSuper, Telstra Super, and UniSuper as clients. Acurity, which now manages over 2.5 million superannuation members ...

JBWere new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
NAB chief financial officer, Mark Joiner, has been appointed as new chair for JBWere for Australia and New Zealand after the planned departure of Michael Ullmer in July. Joiner's extensive global experience in the wealth management markets includes ...

Merged planning group to meet new client needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Three AMP accredited financial planning firms have combined to form a national business, Eluvia, providing a more complex suite of advice to SME and individual clients. When Sydney based President Financial Services came on the market in 2010, KRA Financial ...