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Cbus MySuper fund gets green light

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
Cbus, the construction and building industry superannuation fund, has received approval for its MySuper product. The super fund joins Sunsuper which became the first provider to see its MySuper offering get the nod from the regulator on 15 February. ...

MFS appoints head of platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
MFS has appointed Ross Cartwright head of platforms it was announced today. Based in Sydney, Cartwright will focus on platform development and sales in Australia and N8ew Zealand in addition to liaising with research houses. His appointment follows ...

APN launches new property fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
APN Property Group has launched a new unlisted, six-year, fixed term property fund called the APN 541 St Kilda Road fund. It will invest in an eight-storey commercial office building located at 541 St Kilda Road, Melbourne that will be bought for $28 ...

Rubik acquires Provisio

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
Rubik Financial, an ASX-listed global financial technology company, today announced a conditional agreement to acquire Provisio Software. Provisio is a significant player in the scaled and online advice markets providing software to large super fund ...

Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
While the rising oil price might make some investors worry about the sustainability of the global economy, Perpetual Investment's head of investment market research, Matt Sherwood, says Australian businesses should be more insulated. Rainmaker chief ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Poland, Chile and Spain look a better bet than the US and UK for institutional investors' sovereign debt portfolios, according to a new research report from AXA Investment Management. The investment house has developed a new framework for analysing ...

New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... Group former CEO Allan Moss, Vanguard Group former CEO Jeremy Duffield, and ASFA and First State Super former CEO Philippa Smith.

Accountants jump on digital hub

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has launched pubacct.org.au, a new digital hub for IPA members, the accounting profession and the public. The IPA intends to use the hub to extend its voice to the accounting profession, as well as consumers ...

Anxiety over 'all-things super' takes toll on MySuper uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
The number of superannuation funds applying for a license to run a MySuper product is likely to fall well short of expectations, according to estimates from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The application process for the low-cost no-frills ...

AUI makes property team appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... on the retail and intermediated market, where Lumby will work closely with head of healthcare and retirement funds, Chris Smith. Lumby was previously head of Office and Industrial Property Funds. He joined AUI in 2011 from Investa Property Group. He ...