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New sales manager for PASF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
The Professional Associations Superannuation Fund (PASF) has appointed a new national sales manager. Mark Ashburn has joined the niche diversified wealth management and super fund group to reinforce the push behind RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Nearly one third of Australian businesses regard outsourcing as one of their top 10 priorities for the next 12 months - but many are still looking within Australia rather than overseas for outsourcing opportunities, new research show. According to a ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Financial planners can access specific Asian sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals and health care for clients after FTSE Group released 18 new sector indices that target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to rise after US stocks surged on the government's plan to help banks remove bad assets from their books and a report that showed existing home sales rose in the US. At 0736 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

SuperChoice buys SuperConnect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
SuperChoice has acquired SuperConnect, a niche developer of superannuation e-commerce and clearinghouse services. SuperConnect provides software to source superannuation contributions from employers' payroll systems and electronically remits these contributions ...

Vanguard launches ETFs in Oz

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia has announced it will launch Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) for Australian investors. The Vanguard Group is already a leading manager of ETFs in the US. Vanguard entered the US ETF market in 2001 and at the end of 2008 ...

Perpetual buys Financial Pursuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Perpetual expands its private wealth arm when it bought Financial Pursuit, a Sydney-based planning firm with $200 million of funds under advice (FUA). The acquisition increases Perpetual Private Wealth's total funds under advice by three per cent to ...

IUS revamps super insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... insurance firm rejigs its offerings based on lifestyle adjustments and looks at innovative ways to provide TPD and life cover. Phil Collins, general manager at IUS Life, shot down the "traditional scale benefits" of providing life insurance - calling ...

Three firms wound up by ASIC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has wound up three companies promoted by Online Super Pty Ltd (Online Super) following an application by ASIC. ASIC brought its application following an investigation which raised concerns that Mt Whitsunday Pty ...

ASF appoints chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... Forum (ASF) has appointed Mallesons Stephen Jaques managing partner, Stuart Fuller, as chair. Fuller replaces outgoing chair, Phil Vernon. The ASF represents more than 120 organisations including banks, non-bank mortgage providers, investment managers ...