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More insurance for IBM Super members

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
The corporate fund of IBM Australia is boosting its insurance for members, including opening up death and TPD cover for spouse and retained members. According to an update on the IBM Super website, the super fund now allows retained and spouse members ...

More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
SPAA has recorded a 20 per cent jump in advisers seeking self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist accreditation as planners embrace higher professional standards to cater for the biggest sub-segment of the superannuation industry. The increased demand ...

Auscoal switches to daily unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
The $5 billion-plus Auscoal Super has switched from weekly crediting rates to daily unit pricing in line with the broader industry shift towards daily unit pricing. Auscoal Super started its new calculation method at the beginning of this month. According ...

Aviva takes over Henderson property fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Aviva Investors will manage the Henderson International Property Fund portfolio, which includes Australian assets, after being named investment manager and authorised corporate director of the fund. The arrangements kick in 2 August. In a press statement ...

Austock investments chair resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Tim Boyle, chairman of investments at Austock Group, resigned last Friday but will remain on the Austock board as a non-executive director. According to an ASX statement released on Friday, Boyle's resignation took immediate effect at the end of last ...

Praemium preps more advisers to fee-for-service world

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Praemium is expanding its planner target market by 80 per cent as the firm rolls out SMARTwrap - a service aimed at both fee-for-service and commission-based advisers, and those transitioning to a fee structure. Arthur Naoumidis, group chief executive ...

Maritime and Auscoal Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Maritime Super is in merger talks with coal community industry fund Auscoal Super to create an $8 billion-plus fund. The Maritime Union of Australia confirmed that Maritime Super, which had around $3 billion in assets at the end of March according to ...

Temasek seeks Asian equities fundies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Local Asian equities fund managers looking to win mandates should pay the $150 billion Temasek Holdings another visit, after the sovereign fund flagged plans to boost its Asian portfolios, according to its annual performance report released yesterday. ...

Cbus and St Hilliers tag housing project

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
Cbus Property, a subsidiary of the $13 billion super fund Cbus, and St Hilliers are teaming up to launch a marketing campaign for a $148 million luxury apartment development project in Darlinghurst. According to a press statement, St Hilliers and Cbus ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has won a $50 million mandate from Medibank and a second from Telstra Super for an undisclosed sum. The $50 million from Medibank will be invested in a global bonds mandate. Medibank treasurer ...