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Finance lends hand to Operation Smile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... held next week, on July 20, to raise awareness around the work of Operation Smile, raising $9,000 to facilitate 30 operations.

Trustee outsourcing deals in regulator spotlight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... concerns to the regulator. According to the research, while almost all funds outsource at least some aspect of their operations, not-for-profit funds were found to outsource twice as many services as retail funds. However, the researchers noted that ...

MLC to drop Aviva insurance brand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... Protectionfirst to MLC Protectionfirst, effective October 1. Frank Lombardo, MLC's general manager in retail insurance operations, said that the business is still working their way through the full integration process, which is almost complete. "We can't ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
CommInsure has finalised the restructure of its insurance operations into five distinct lines of business - a radical departure from its previous model - when it appointed one of its senior staff, Claire Roberts to general manager in wholesale life ...

Olive branch for SMSF art investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... fund remains exactly as it is but an additional service provider - a professional trustee - is appointed to oversee operations. "Currently I don't believe there are any small APRA fund trustees that directly offer this service," said Heffron. "There's ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... make it easier for them to switch funds. The set of reforms called "SuperStream" is designed to improve back office operations and data quality, and using TFNs to identify members. The panel recommends changing legislation to force employers to provide ...

Perennial ramps up international business strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... including the global real estate investment trust (REIT) business run by Stephen Hayes, head of property. He said its operations have gradually expanded to allow its managers and analysts to complete research on the ground. Perennial now has offices ...

SEC hunts BP oil spill scammers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... in the forms of scams promising financial gains from investments in companies that claim to be involved in cleanup operations. "Millions of dollars are being spent daily on short-term cleanup of the spill, which began in April with a blowout at an oil-drilling ...

Everest winds down operations

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
Alternatives manager Everest Financial Group is winding down its operations following a strategic review, with Jeremy Reid relinquishing his role as chief executive in the process. In an ASX statement released today, EFG announced it would take an "orderly ...

PIS names new chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... Johnstone, less than three months since group chief executive Robbie Bennetts said he is stepping away from day-to-day operations at PIS to focus on the planning group's growth strategy. Following the change, Bennetts will remain in his role as chief ...