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Capping fees is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry may be very vocal about the need to slash superannuation fees from an average 1.25 per cent to below one per cent but he said legislating a fees cap is out of the question. "I'm not an advocate of fee caps. I don't think that's appropriate ...

New CEO for Russell

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Russell Investments has named Andrew S. Doman as the company's new global chief executive officer, effective February 2, 2009. Doman succeeds John Schlifske, who was named president and CEO in June 2008. Schlifske will continue to serve as the company's ...

PIS calls for industry and retail ceasefire

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) managing director, Grahame Evans, is calling for retail and industry super funds to put their philosophical differences aside and work together to provide a broader financial advice service to consumers. "I would ...

SmartStream on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
SmartStream Technologies is on the hunt for top tech talent as the transaction management firm casts its focus on growing its Australian base. SmartStream, whose clients in Australia include industry heavyweights AMP, ING and Vanguard Investments, appointed ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Fix productivity, fix education

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
All the debate about up-skilling through sharpening our educational curriculum might be missing one key detail - students don't like technical subjects and it's a major long term threat to our global productivity. A review just released by the Australian ...

Buy side problems FIX'd

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008

Wikis may be working for Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The arrival of Gail Kelly at the helm of Westpac may accelerate the bank's adoption of "Web 2.0" tools such as blogs, wikis and social networks, allowing staff to share information freely and collaborate online. The bank already has around 1000 user ...

Boot camp for ING sales staff

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
ING Australia has launched a new training program to identify, train, and develop aspiring sales staff in an effort to grow the company's product awareness among consumers. The Business Development Associate (BDA) program will be implemented across ...

Great Southern branches outside agribusiness

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
Agribusiness manager Great Southern has called on the investment muscle of Perennial, SG Hiscock and Adam Smith Asset Management as it steps out of its traditional domain. Great Southern has launched an All Caps Australian Share Fund and a Domestic ...