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Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Dateline 1 July 1997. Many will remember this day, the day that the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong back to the People's Republic of China. There was much trepidation and fear in the air leading up to the expiration of the UK's 99-year lease on the ...

Military Super CEO resigns, AGEST chief takes over

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Michael Seton, chief executive of AGEST Super, has accepted the role of chief executive at Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme following Paul Watson's resignation. Seton will begin his new role on Friday, 1 October. He replaces Paul Watson ...

Snowball signs platform deal with CFS

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
ASX-listed Snowball Group has acquired revenue rights for the Symetry portfolio service platform from Colonial First State (CFS), and as part of the deal will now collaborate on its ongoing development. Snowball, which already has the majority of funds ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

Chaos engulfing the role of the speaker in Australia's hung parliament is significantly damaging the chances the government will be able to implement its superannuation and wealth management reform program. The latest confusion centres on accusations ...

BNP Paribas wins legalsuper mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
Legalsuper has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as its custodian, replacing National Australia Bank, the fund's custodian since 2002. The appointment of BNP Paribas follows legalsuper's re-appointment in June 2010 of JANA Investment Advisers ...

Zenith expands research team

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Zenith Investment Partners has added two analysts to its research team in response to its growing business pipeline. The Melbourne-based researcher said the new hires were made to enhance the services it provides to existing clients, to address client ...

Group insurance gets own apps

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Insurer AIA Australia paves way for more tech-related improvements in group insurance after launching a life insurance online application called LIFEapp and, later this year, an online claims application called eClaims. LIFEapp is an online tool for ...

NGS Super and Cuesuper to merge

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
NGS Super and Cuesuper plan to merge, creating a $3.5 billion fund with 90,000 members by April next year. Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive of NGS Super, said one of the most important considerations is that both funds have similar membership profiles ...

Wilson HTM outsources clearing

NEW RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Penson Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd (PFSA) announced the signing of a five-year agreement to provide equities clearing services for Brisbane based broker Wilson HTM Investment Group. Deane Sweeney, Wilson HTM chief operating officer, said outsourcing ...

Sunsuper boosts relationships with retail hires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Sunsuper has recruited three new customer relationship managers from Commonwealth Financial Planning, Suncorp and Hostplus to its Queensland offices. Fiona Cairns, who has more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry, including a ...