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AustralianSuper wins landmark IBM mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
AustralianSuper has won Australia's largest corporate super outsourcing mandate to manage the $1.7bn IBM staff fund. Subject to due diligence, current IBM Super members and employees will transfer to AustralianSuper effective 1 November 2012. The tender ...

Super funds urged to disclose director and exec pay

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... executives of a parent company that the members of that fund pay a high price - in some cases, up to 5 times more for outsourcing arrangements." Recently launched Financial Services Council (FSC) disclosure guidelines, while welcome, fell well short ...

Advisers should focus on cost of advice

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... much cheaper than the traditional high-cost approach." O'Sullivan has speculated that changes post-FOFA could lead to outsourcing of services for low-end clients, or low-end clients being advised through an out-bound call centre. "Cost of advice is becoming ...

Russell completes Prime Super transition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Russell Investments is urging super funds to reconsider outsourcing administration arrangements following the announcement of the successful transition of industry fund Prime Super members to Russell's administration platform in January this year. The ...

AMP expands network with Futuro acquisition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... into a financial planning business," Bashford said. "What's good is you can keep your identity - it's almost like outsourcing your licence," he said. AMP has 1,653 advisers at December 2011, 492 of which belonged to Charter Financial Planning, which ...

Netwealth owned Paragem rebrands as Pathway

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Management," said Humphries. "The standards demanded have never been higher and many licensees and advisers will benefit from outsourcing all the complexities of the regulatory environment."

Cost cutting key for Perpetual in 2012

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... evaluation" of IT arrangements first flagged in November meant the company would now issue Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for outsourcing arrangements. "The scope of the RFPs includes consolidation of activities currently conducted both within Perpetual ...

Mercer appoints outsourcing head for Aust/NZ

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Ben Walsh has been appointed as the outsourcing market business leader for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for administration and services such as Mercer Super Trust, corporate stand-alone clients and industry and public sector funds. Mercer's ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... "several hundreds" in the next six months. Westpac announced in November it was cutting numbers in the IT department, outsourcing nearly 200 jobs to other parts of Australia and overseas to save money. A spokesperson for NAB said staff fluctuations were ...

Omniwealth provides planning tools for independents

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... that through this service, Omniwealth wants to offer advisers the ability to strengthen their own offerings through outsourcing and best of breed services.