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MAP Super seeks alternatives, hires Bennelong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Super is boosting its diversification strategy by tapping alternatives such as private equity and hedge funds, and has hired Bennelong Funds Management as a new investment manager. According to an August update of the fund, MAP Super is increasing ...

BlackRock tops diversified funds review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
BlackRock Investment Management is the only fund manager to receive a 'highly recommended' rating from Lonsec in its diversified funds sector review. Deanne Fuller, investment analyst at Lonsec, said the fund manager's rating was upgraded from last ...

Adviser education bar too low

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Qualifying to become an adviser is far too easy and the bar should be raised higher, especially for young hopefuls looking to enter the industry, said a panel of advisers. Brad Fox, a partner at Nixon Fox & Wills and a panelist at the AFA National Roadshow ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... back a little. "The market is pretty reasonable. There is a fair amount of green stuff around, which we like on the market map. "The materials sector is quite good." The major miners were stronger, with Rio Tinto up 50 cents at $55.42 and rival BHP Billiton ...

Desktop Broker signs on 17 clients

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... recently introduced nine new tools to ease the trading process and provide more clarity for advisers. These include a market map, real broker research for free, advanced charting director's trading and changes to substantial holdings. There are also ...

Club Plus overhauls Aussie eq

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
The $1.3 billion industry fund Club Plus Super has axed the majority of its Aussie equities investment managers - leaving the fund with just four major managers to take care of a $400 million domestic equities portfolio. Club Plus Super, the industry ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints new CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
John Kightley, chief executive of Maple-Brown Abbott is stepping down in June and will be replaced by director Garth Rossler. According to a press statement, Kightley is due to retire in June but will remain a director and major shareholder of the firm. ...

AWM consolidates RSE licences

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... Australian Wealth Management has rationalised the number of RSE licences it holds, which means Spectrum Super, AustChoice Super and MAP Superannuation Fund among others will operate under two licences. As a result, SMF Funds Management will drop its ...

AMP taps Maple-Brown Abbott for Asian eq expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
AMP Capital Investors has appointed Jonathan Reoch as senior portfolio manager, Asian Equities. Prior to joining AMP, Reoch was at Maple-Brown Abbott where he was the Asian Regional Financials analyst, making stock calls on financial companies in the ...

Symantec ramps up CSR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
From slashing its energy consumption to designing 'green' buildings, Symantec joins the growing list of companies articulating their environmental policies - all mapped out in its first ever corporate responsibility report released this year. Among ...