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AMP SMSF appoints Burgess as new policy head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
AMP SMSF has appointed Peter Burgess to the new role of head of policy and technical. Burgess will be responsible for interpreting SMSF legislation to help with the development of SMSF advice as well as technical support for AMP's aligned planner network. ...

BGL extends contract note service to managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
BGL Corporate Solutions has added Aberdeen and Schroders to its contract note service. The service, which launched in July 2012, automates the contract note collection process for purchases of managed funds, loading data and PDF contract notes straight ...

Market Wrap PM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1015 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.3 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,987.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 23.3 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 5,003.2. On the ...

Perpetual completes wrap platform overhaul

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... Perpetual has announced today that the overhaul of its portfolio wrap platform is now complete with group executive Mark Smith saying he expects substantial adviser growth over the next decade. The announcement comes 18 months after the asset manager ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Superannuation is hotting up as one of the most emotive battlegrounds on which the Federal election will be fought. A new survey from Sunsuper, published last week, finds that more than two-thirds of Australians (68%) believe that superannuation will ...

Russell Investments director to head UniSuper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
UniSuper has appointed Kevin O'Sullivan as its new chief executive officer. O'Sullivan has more that 30 years' experience in the superannuation and actuarial fields, both in Australia and internationally. For the last 22 years he has been with Russell ...

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
The harsh treatment of Cyprus in the latest chapter of the eurozone crisis has set a dangerous precedent, according to Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. Despite bureaucrats insistence that the 'haircut', which could see wealthy depositors losing ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The unbridled appreciation of Chinese currency will not be halted by uncertainties about the economy's short-term economic outlook, according to new research by AllianceBernstein. The investment manager says the strength of structural factors, rather ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The Australian market has little exposure to genuine growth stories and is too much at the mercy of cyclical trends, says Hyperion Asset Management managing director Tim Samway, who believes that a focus on company fundamentals is the only way to go. ...

Five Oceans CIO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Five Oceans Asset Management's Chris Selth has stood down from his role as chief investment officer. He will move to a consultancy position within the firm to enable a smooth transition in his responsibilities. Portfolio managers Kim Tracey and Piers ...