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Intech signs deal with Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Intech Investments is partnering with Suncorp Wealth Management to manage the diversified multi-manager options on the Suncorp WealthSmart platform. The core multi-manager products available on the platform cover include Australian shares, international ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... Rio Tinto was more than five per cent higher, rising $2.78 to be $58.03. Senior client advisor with Austock Securities, Michael Heffernan, said it was a strong performance from the market, amid gloomy predictions for the US economy released by the International ...

...and targets SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP is moving into the burgeoning self managed super fund (SMSF) market by launching the firm's Ascend SMSF product. Paul Sainsbury, director of product manufacturing at AMP, said the product allows trustees to have complete control over their fund ...

AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP Financial Services is launching a simple, low cost, no commission online superannuation fund, Flexible Lifetime Super Easy, designed to appeal to Gen X and Y. This move by AMP follows a trend by Virgin Superannuation, Max Super and the popular BT ...

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
CommInsure has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). A Commonwealth Bank of Australia spokesperson said the investment team within the insurer is working on implementing the principles into the firm's process now. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... contract was trading six points higher at 3,677 on volume of 10,300 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market wasn't following US equities as closely as they had been. "We've fundamentally loosened the ...

MIR takes up Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
MIR Investment Management has adopted all Charles River Development's Investment Management System modules and the financial services software provider's global electronic trading network. In 2006, the Australian based asset manager implemented Charles ...

Snowden departure forces ratings review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Colonial First State property securities funds with around $3 billion in funds under management (FUM) are under ratings review following the surprise departure of John Snowden, portfolio manager at CFS global property securities. Andrew Nicholas has ...

BT winds up Global Return fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
BT Investment Management is winding up its $870 million BT Global Return fund three months after it suspended applications into and redemptions from the fund. In a statement from the firm, BT Investment Management said the fund will be closed to all ...

RaboPlus cuts fee on BT fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
RaboPlus has cut the brokerage fee on the BT Wholesale-Imputation fund by 50 basis points to 0.25 per cent during this month. The news follows RaboPlus adding nine BT Investment Management wholesale funds to the firm's platform in November last year. ...