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AusSuper appoints Comms GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
AustralianSuper has found a replacement for Alison McIvor, appointing former Telstra Super general manager, James Coyle as general manager of marketing and communications. Coyle replaces McIvor who worked at AustralianSuper for 10 years and was instrumental ...

RREEF buys long short real estate stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Deutsche bank's RREEF Alternative Investments bought a minority stake in US based long short real estate investment advisor, Rosen Real Estate Securities LLC. The deal means RREEF investors gain access to Rosen Real Estate Securities' products while ...

UBS to launch infra fund next year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
UBS Global Asset Management plans to launch another international infrastructure fund next year after successfully closing its $2.1 billion International Infrastructure Fund to new investors. The firm's closed fund invests in OECD country infrastructure ...

Skandia adds online group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Skandia enhanced its platform to include online straight through processing (STP) group insurance, allowing advisers to easily and accurately provide the service without lots of paperwork. The system's STP tool allows advisers to track the status of ...

RaboPlus cuts platform fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
RaboPlus is setting the tone for other platform providers by dumping its 75 basis point entry fee on all managed funds until the end of the year to encourage retail investors back into the markets. The firm's online savings and investment platform provides ...

Sale won't affect clients: Pillar

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... from asset sales or business sales. One of Pillar's largest clients, First State Superannuation Scheme's chief executive, Michael Dwyer, could not be reached for comment.

Don't fire marketers: Business Health

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Financial planning practices owners could be financially worse off in the future if they decide to lay off marketing staff in a bid to cut costs. Terry Bell, Business Health partner, said often the first cost cutting measures involve laying off marketing ...

Bravura partners with StorLife

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Bravura Solutions partnered with data storage and information management provider, StorLife to provide a secure storage area for its account transfer information. Announced in London, StorLife will be used in Bravura's Rufus Global Transfer Agency system ...

Westscheme heeds APRA comments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Westscheme chief executive Howard Rosario said the super fund changed its member choice cash option after APRA told trustees that members choosing the option assume their funds are invested in cash, not 'enhanced cash' instruments. ING Investment Management ...

AXA enhances North

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Financial planners can help their clients protect their investment and contributions for the next five years after AXA Australia enhanced its North product. The new Protected Investment Guarantee option is a five to seven year, complete return of capital ...