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AXA Framlington eyes Japanese tech firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
AXA Framlington is allocating more than 10 per cent of its portfolio to Japanese companies to access firms selling robotics technology to China as the country's demand for sophisticated technology grows. The qualitative fund manager's Global Opportunities ...

MSCI buys RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
MSCI has bought risk management and corporate governance researcher, RiskMetrics, in a cash and stock transaction worth more than A$1.7 billion, but a RiskMetrics spokesperson said it's business as usual in Australia. The index provider bought RiskMetrics ...

AMIST backs after-tax benchmarking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
AMIST Super has become the first super fund to adopt the FTSE ASFA Australia after-tax benchmarks for its Australian equities managers. John Livanas, chief executive at AMIST Super, which has more than $280 million in invested in Australian equities ...

Super funds to gain better risk management

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Super funds could soon gain far more detail on fund manager performance after the launch of a new middle office platform from IT outfit DST Global Solutions. Steve McGovern, global head of the middle office platform at DST Global Solutions, said the ...

AMP appoints key insurance personnel

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... worked for Swiss Re in number of key roles, including chief underwriter. AMP's director of wealth protection products Michael Paff said 'head of underwriting' is a new role. "Marcello brings with him a passion for underwriting and a vision for driving ...

Super Concepts overhauls website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Super Concepts has revamped its website to allow financial planners easier access to technical research and plans to provide a separate login area for specialist advisers. Joanne Powell, national marketing manager at SuperConcepts, said the website ...

IOOF gains $225m in net inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
IOOF recorded $225 million in net inflows into its flagship products in the past six months to December last year as the group posted a 37 per cent increase in underlying net profit after tax to $47 million during the same time period. The firm's funds ...

OAMPS hires former AXA manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
OAMPS Insurance Brokers has appointed former state manager of Victoria and Tasmania at AXA Australia, Michael Meysztowicz, as general manager of the firm's life division. Prior to his role as state manager, Meysztowicz managed AXA's Discovery program ...

Perpetual FUM up as flows steady

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Perpetual's investment fund flows remain much lower compared to pre-global financial crisis levels, but its funds under management (FUM) rose by $3 billion to over $29 billion in a six-month period to December last year. Perpetual's first half profit ...

Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Palmer Associates principal Lorraine Berends to QSuper's investment committee. Berends joins specialist committee members - Michael Rice and Ian Macoun, working with QSuper trustees, Steve Ryan, Bob Scheuber, John Carpendale and Peter Henneken on this ...