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Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... superannuation industry, now at around $1.3 trillion, also means that "the best qualified people" should be looking after the country's retirement savings. Westover said that given that sum of money, funds need to appoint trustees that are a lot more ...

Chinese Australians return to the East

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... and clients are asking their advisers on how to get into China. "From our side, we now have 80 dealerships across the country and 2,500 advisers using the fund. This is from a zero base in 2005," said Wu.

SuperChoice signs TOWER super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... million of superannuation savings on behalf of members. SuperChoice already provides web-based solutions to many of the country's largest super fund providers including AMP, ANZ and AXA. Philip said the firm is on track to process almost 20 million super ...

ANZ recruits retirement specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... specialist in every ANZ branch by mid next year. Retirement bankers are already working at more than 220 branches across the country. "Today's average life expectancy of 81 and average retirement age of 59 means that people not only have more than 20 ...

Countdown to awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards are just around the corner, an event that showcases the best super funds in the country. This year's awards held at the Westin Hotel, Sydney on 6 November and hosted by sporting television personality Ken Sutcliffe ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... louder. The horizon is within sight. Australia's fearful trip is done. The latest Australian Labour Force report showed the country's unemployment rate inching down to 5.7 per cent in September from 5.8 per cent in the previous month. The report also ...

Private equity firms sign PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
In a sign of the times, two of the country's leading private equity firms, Ironbridge Capital Australia and CHAMP Private Equity have signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The UN PRI is used as a blueprint for pension ...

Challenger annuities post record sales

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... in the product using superannuation savings or private money. Challenger is one of the largest annuity providers in the country, with more than $6 billion in assets.

Britten to head BlackRock Global Investors in Aus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... Locally, the merged group would manage more than $44 billion in combined funds under management, making it one of the country's top 10 fund managers. According to Rainmaker data in June, BGI had 19 mandates totalling $5.7 billion while BlackRock had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... oil climbed more than five per cent overnight, up $US3.90 to $US70.61 a barrel, after a US government report said the country's gasoline stockpiles dropped unexpectedly and demand increased from last year. Domestic oil stocks strengthened, with Santos ...