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Planners open up to Hamilton Securities

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010

Planners are increasingly in talks with Hamilton Securities, the firm making a takeover bid for debentures of the Timbercorp Orchard Trust - but the question on many planners' minds is what the firm will do with the debentures should they win the bid. ...

ASX appoints deputy CEO

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010

The Australian Securities Exchange has appointed Peter Hiom as deputy chief executive, and restructured the group executive responsibilities within ASX. In a statement listed on the exchange, the group announced Peter Hiom will assume the role of deputy ...

Super funds to gain better risk management

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010

Super funds could soon gain far more detail on fund manager performance after the launch of a new middle office platform from IT outfit DST Global Solutions. Steve McGovern, global head of the middle office platform at DST Global Solutions, said the ...

State Super Fin Services CIO resigns, takes VIC Super post

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010

The chief investment officer of State Super Financial Services, Oscar Fabian, has resigned from his role to become the CIO of the $7 billion fund VIC Super in April this year. It is understood that Fabian has already tendered his resignation and will ...

AXA overseas recruitment drive slows

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010

AXA Australia's financial planning recruitment drive in the UK and South Africa has slowed with the financial services firm adding only two planners from those countries in the past six months. The firm has promoted the opportunity to join its Australian ...

Sentiment stirs bad mood

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010

OMG! We're in big trouble now - very...big...trouble. Didn't I tell you Virginia? Financial markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear? The Dow dropped by more than 100 points -- it's about one per cent in percentage terms but ...

VTP board backs capital return to shareholders

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010

The drama that unfolded five months ago, when financial planning firm Dixon Advisory helped oust the board of listed investment company van Eyk Three Pillars, culminated this week with the proposal to return capital back to shareholders. The board and ...

Prison sentence for finance fraudster

ASIC RELEASE | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010

Hugh Charles Gordon, the former head of Newcastle investment company Whet Investments, was sentenced to 18 months jail, for fraud. Gordon, of Redheads, New South Wales, will be released after serving eleven months but will have to enter into a recognizance ...

HOSTPLUS $1bn mandate up for grabs

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010

HOSTPLUS is looking to hand out $1 billion in investment mandates across all asset classes this year. Sam Sicilia, chief investment officer of the $7 billion fund, HOSTPLUS, said they are looking to spend the sum on existing mandate top-ups and hiring ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010

Australian shares are expected to open higher after US and European stocks and commodity prices gained overnight. At 0655 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 52 points higher at 4,587 points. In economic news ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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