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Gerard Doherty resigns from Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
Fidelity country head Gerard Doherty has resigned from his post with immediate effect, having served five years with the investment manager. The group would not comment on the circumstances surrounding Doherty's departure saying only that it was a 'private ...

Sales approach boosts Sunsuper member uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
A strong "sales culture" approach and a souped-up IT system helped one superannuation fund grow its member base in recent months. Sunsuper's general manager of business growth Craig Godfrey says the fund is receiving more than 1200 new member applications ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
Investors are underestimating the strength of the US recovery, according to MFS Investment Management's Robert Manning, who believes the success of the world's largest economy will drive stock market returns globally. Manning, who is chairman and chief ...

Super operating costs rise to $150 per member

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
The costs of operating and administering superannuation funds have increased despite savings made through economies of scale, data from Deloitte shows. The audit, consulting and advice giant said that costs per member broke the $150 mark for the first ...

Hamilton prepares counter-bid for Elders forestry scheme

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
Hamilton Securities Limited is readying a competing bid for the acquisition of the Sandalwood Scheme, an agricultural investment scheme managed by Elders in Western Australia. Elders is under financial pressure to offload the forestry assets and has ...

TAL wins Life Company of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
TAL has been named the Plan For Life (PFL)/Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2012 Life Company of the Year for the second year in a row. As well as winning the overall Platinum Award, TAL also took away the Term/TPD Product Award and was a finalist ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Self-managed super fund trustees must consider having a solid exposure to dividend stocks even as they move into retirement, according to Legg Mason. As investors approach retirement their saving priorities change from growing their pension pot to preserving ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Investors can get a better return on emerging markets corporate bonds than they can on US corporates with the same credit rating, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management's Helene Williamson. Previously only deemed appropriate for speculators ...

Investors Mutual wins Aus equities mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Boutique Australian equities firm Investors Mutual has been awarded a $300 million large cap Australian equities mandate from State Super Financial Services, Financial Standard can reveal. The new mandate win extends a period of success for the fund ...

Aussie billionaires ranked in Forbes richlist

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is, once again, the Australian furthest up the annual Forbes list of wealthiest billionaires, coming in at number 36. Forbes estimated her wealth at $17 billion and suggested that lower iron ore prices may have knocked a ...