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Superpartners opens voice portal

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Superpartners is teaming up with call center provider Global Speech Networks (GSN) for a voice portal solution for its contact centre. According to Superpartners, the voice portal will allow members 24 hour access to common transactions such as checking ...

Ex-Victoria Premier joins Cbus

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
The previous Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, has been appointed chairperson of the $12.6 billion industry super fund, Cbus. Bracks, who will assume the role in February, was Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. Cbus chief executive David Atkin ...

Trustee survey reveals top asset classes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Infrastructure, private equity and commodities are going to be the most preferred asset classes this year, according to a trustee survey released this week. According to a Centre for Investor Education survey of 30 industry fund trustees and retirement ...

Brookvine promotes Gray

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
Former GMO co-head of asset allocation, Jack Gray has been promoted to the Brookvine board as director. Alternative investment and fund raising specialist, Brookvine hired Gray in a special advisory role in April last year. This announcement follows ...

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors has won a $2 billion mandate European equities mandate with French national pension reserve fund, FRR. FRR, which has $65 billion in assets under management, launched a tender in three slots April last year with the aim of ...

Trade and chat at CMC Markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Move over Facebook, a new social network program is in town - CMC Markets traders are now chatting, trading, and sharing their secrets of success with each other on the firm's Trading Social Network. CMC Markets first piloted its TSN April last year ...

North awarded 'very strong' S&P rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
AXA Australia's highly popular structured product, North, received a 'very strong' rating from Standard & Poor's. Launched in December 2007, AXA North provides 50 different investment options with the guarantee. The product was later enhanced to include ...

Westpac NZ hires NAB exec for CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
Westpac New Zealand appointed NAB executive general manager, George Frazis as chief executive. Frazis starts his role in April and replaces acting Westpac New Zealand chief executive, Bruce McLachlan who has held the role since June. McLachlan will ...

S&P downgrades UBS Equity Income to sell

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Research firm S&P has derated the UBS Australian Equity Income fund from three-stars to 'sell' after the fund's portfolio manager Paul Stanley resigned this week. S&P urged existing investors in the fund to get advice on switching or redeeming their ...

IOOF and AWM sign $88b merger

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
IOOF Holdings has approached Australian Wealth Management with a merger proposal that will see both companies unite to become a $88 billion fund management giant. Both fund managers released statements on the Australian Securities Exchange today detailing ...