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INGIM tackles retail, welcomes regulatory changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
Steven Billiet, chief executive of less than six months at ING Investment Management in Australia, gives an update on the firm's distribution strategy and says the company is well-placed to compete with the incumbents amid regulatory reforms. Billiet ...

OAMPS partners with MBF

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
OAMPS Super has partnered with health insurer MBF to provide members with discounted private health cover. With $270 million in assets at the end of March according to Rainmaker Information, OAMPS is adding private health cover to its list of additional ...

AvSuper axes ME Bank mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
AvSuper has terminated a minor mandate with Members Equity Bank, after the fund trustee determined it was no longer in members' best interests to continue investing with the firm. AvSuper chief executive Michelle Griffiths said the $3.5 million mandate ...

Investors review global fixed income

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Super funds are looking to reduce their passive fixed income mandates and cull their international exposure as concerns of Europe's sovereign debt crisis escalate, according to QIC. Susan Buckley, managing director - global fixed interest at QIC, said ...

Australian Ethical appoints CIO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Australian Ethical has appointed current head of research, James Jordan, as its chief investment officer replacing Martin Halloran who leaves on 30 June. Phillip Vernon, chief executive Australian Ethical, said Jordan has been a key part of the investment ...

FIIG appoints R&D chief

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
FIIG Securities has appointed former St George Bank head of debt capital markets, Corey Wittenberg, as managing director - research and market development. In his new role, Corey will manage FIIG Securities' specialist fixed-income research team, which ...

Sigma buys CPG Research & Advisory

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
Sigma Alpha International Limited (SAIL) has bought asset consulting firm CPG Research & Advisory, a consultancy firm with around $11 billion of assets under advice. The sale is part of a new asset consulting and funds management business established ...

ESI Super tops up growth and fixed interest

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
The $2.8 billion ESI Super has increased its fixed interest and growth assets allocations across four investment options, following a recent review. ESI Super announced recently that it would open up the fund's stable and capital managed options to ...

AXA and Wealth.net split poses planner risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
National Australia Bank stands to lose one of the most popular platforms among advisers if the bank decides to offload the North Wealth.net platform as part of its potential AXA buy. Advisers who use the Wealth.net platform have the highest level of ...

Van Eyk maintains name after founder sells stake

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Mark Thomas, managing director of van Eyk Research, said they have no plans to change the company's name after founder Stephen van Eyk's 25 per cent stake was sold to New Zealand-based Pyne Gould Corporation last month. Stephen van Eyk's stake was sold ...