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REST and AAS sign five year deal

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
REST Industry Super has described the renewal of its contract with fund administration service provider AAS as "one of the largest deals in the superannuation industry". The five-year agreement will see AAS continue to supply REST with full administrative ...

BetaShares appoints new head of portfolio construction

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Specialist ETF provider BetaShares has named Dr Tony Rumble in the newly created position of head of portfolio construction. Rumble's new role on the distribution team will see him lead BetaShares' asset allocation and portfolio construction strategy. ...

Solaris names new resource analyst

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Lorana Szeto will replace John Hodder who has stepped down as resource analyst at boutique equities fund manager Solaris to set up his own Private Equity Mining Fund. Hodder, who has been with Solaris since 2008, is also set to pursue "other opportunities" ...

HESTA makes board and exec team changes

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Health and community services super fund HESTA has made new board appointments and brought on two new managers to its executive team. Debby Blakey left her member advice role to taken on the new full-time deputy chief executive position. On the management ...

FSC chief made chair of Landcom

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
Head of the Financial Services Council John Brogden will step down from the board of the Sydney Ports Corporation in the wake of his appointment as chair of another state owned body. New South Wales Planning Minister Brad Hazzard announced on Friday ...

Fiducian acquisition expands planning business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
Fiducian Financial Services has bought the retail financial planning arm of Victorian state owned business State Trustees, as part of plans to expand its adviser presence in Australia. Owned by Fiducian Portfolio Services, which is listed on the Australian ...

CommInsure appoints UHG as service partner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
CommInsure has appointed Unified Healthcare Group as its medical information service partner for a four year period. Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) said it provides life insurance clients with a number of customised solutions including improving the ...

Suncorp Life combines life risk, super and investments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Suncorp Life has created a new product and services business unit by combining its life risk and superannuation and investments functions under one roof, which has also seen a reshuffle of management staff. Headed up by executive general manager Sean ...

NAB injects £130 million into UK Pension Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012

Australian economic fundamentals solid: Swan

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has moved to reassure Australians in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's latest gloomy outlook for the world economy. In its latest World Economic Outlook update released today, the IMF downgraded global growth forecasts ...