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AustralianSuper marks $30b milestone

AustralianSuper is fast becoming the titan of all super funds after reporting a near 50 per cent increase in funds under management (FUM) to over $30 billion in under 18 months. AustralianSuper told members about the record growth of FUM at its annual ...

IOOF improves insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
IOOF has taken the bold step of automatically arranging up to $200,000 of death, total and permanent disablement cover for non-insured members and increasing the insurance cover of existing members by up to 30 per cent. Starting next year, members are ...

BNP Paribas wins CAAM custody

Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide fund administration and custody services following a tender process with other custodians. "The distinguishing factor for me was the people. During the ...

FPA chair joins FPSB

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Corinna Dieters will represent Australia in the nine-member global governing body of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB). FPSB is a non-profit international organisation that manages and develops ...

Planners test new share trading blueprint

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
Tricom Investment Management and portfolio administration services provider APA Financial Services have joined to introduce a new Separately Managed Account (SMA) and direct share investment service. The new SMA product, due by December, will allow ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open in the red for a second day running, following another poor performance on Wall Street, oil prices climbed and base metals were softer. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price ...

Westpac jumps in to save RAMS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Westpac has thrown a lifeline to troubled home loan lender RAMS Home Loans, offering to buy the franchise distribution arm for $140 million in cash. The purchase will include the RAMS brand, franchise network and associated mortgage origination, servicing ...

AMP names new chief

AMP appointed the head of its largest division as the successor to long-time chief executive Andrew Mohl. Craig Dunn, the current managing director of AMP Financial Services, will be the new chief executive effective 1 January next year, after seven ...

Fidelity lures Doherty from Perpetual

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
Fidelity Investments has announced Perpetual's wealth management group executive Gerard Doherty will join as managing director from January 2008. Doherty leaves after nearly 15 years at Perpetual. He was headhunted by Fidelity after the resignation ...

Harvard Endowment Fund chief quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of Harvard Management Company (HMC) and manager of the $41.5 billion Harvard Endowment Fund, has announced his resignation, effective at the end of 2007. He will return to California-based Pacific Investment Management ...