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QIC creates new role of MD Insto Business

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Former Perennial Investment Partners business development executive Cliff Smith has joined fund manager QIC as managing director of institutional business. In the newly created role, Smith will be responsible for developing relationships with major ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower at noon after following a sell-off on the weekend prompted by anti-government protests in Egypt. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 98.89 US cents, down from 99.01 cents on Friday. Since 0700 ...

AMP Capital appoints Alliston and Lau

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
AMP Capital has expanded its Multi Asset Group capability, appointing former Apostle AM director Debbie Alliston as head of portfolio management and former Goldman Sachs AM product manager Silvana Lau as senior investment manager client solutions. Former ...

HOSTPLUS cooks up a competition

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
HOSTPLUS turns up the heat on low chef apprenticeship figures and promotes the cooking industry through its own master chef competition. HOSTPLUS has launched a national cooking competition, 'Cook For Your Career', which the industry fund said will ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
Despite seeing a relatively positive year ahead, chief investment officers of two Australian Unity Investments boutiques remain cautions, believing that managing risk is the key for equity investors in 2011. Don Williams, chief investment officer at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices and commodities mixed and European and Asian equities markets generally lower. On the ASX 24 at 0740 AEDT, the December share price index futures ...

AMP to manage Trio Capital super money

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
AMP SignatureSuper has been selected as the preferred successor superannuation fund for embattled Trio Capital Limited super fund members. ACT Super Management, acting as trustee of Trio Capital since last December, made the decision to transfer the ...

Infocus appoints COO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Former CommSec senior executive, Rod Bristow, has been appointed chief operating officer for national financial planning network Infocus Money Management. Starting in February next year, Bristow will focus on implementing professional fee-based financial ...

Former Hostplus marketing exec joins IFM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The former executive manager of marketing at Hostplus, Umberto Mecchi, has joined Industry Funds Management as executive director, marketing. Mecchi will join IFM on 8 February next year. IFM's client services team will report to him. He will form part ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A report commissioned by the WA Treasurer into the GESB demutualisation said the proposal was not in members interests and recommends major changes to WA public sector superannuation arrangements. In July 2009, the WA Treasurer appointed Rod Whithear ...