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Finsia surges ahead to 20,000 members

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006

The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has surged ahead following its successful merger and plans to now ramp up its efforts to be the definitive representative of financial services professional standards, education and integrity. ...

Mum and dad investors want a slice of the private equity pie

... Credit Suisse has also launched a global private equity fund rated 'recommended' by Zenith while Franklin Templeton has plans to launch an emerging markets private equity fund some time this year. As Macquarie's global private equity fund portfolio manager ...

Perennial wins AUSfund mandate

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 3 APR 2006

... Australian equities mandate by AUSfund. David Hayne, chief executive of AUSfund, the eligible roll-over fund for industry super plans, said the appointment of Perennial Growth Management was an attempt to diversify the investment styles they had access ...

Alternatives go mainstream

... Alternative investments are increasingly becoming mainstream, with 86 per cent of global institutional investors revealing plans to add hedge fund managers to their current portfolios and 67 per cent planning to hire private equity managers. The figures ...

Commonwealth banks on customer service and IT

... customers will also benefit from the group's launch of CommBiz, an internet-based banking service. On top of this, the bank plans to make its business services available in retail branches. Meanwhile, up to $200 million of funds have been earmarked to ...

Manage the property, don't chase the sector: Centro

... before the canvassing of investment options. Outsourcing the property management through joint ventures is not in their plans. "The first step for us is to get a management platform in place." And speaking particularly of Centro's US push, Mitchelson ...

Super fund taxes break through $5 billion

... inefficiently. The good news is we have less than two months to wait to the next Federal Budget to see if the government plans to respond to this problem.

Bird flu pandemic risk could strike insurers

... disease. Because of this, Fitch has recommended that all businesses, including insurers, review their business continuity plans (BCP). BCPs are a factor in Fitch's ratings and as such a lack of planning could result in some downgrades in the future.

Daily economic update

... September to spend around 79.7 trillion yen (US$683 billion) in the fiscal 2006 year starting 1 April. The parliament approved plans to cut government spending by 3 per cent to slow the increase in the country's public debt. Koziumi's end of tenure and ...

David Jones adds more financial services to shopping list

Leading department store David Jones has announced plans to expand its financial services operations, a move that reinforces its slogan that there's no other store like, well, David Jones. Chief executive officer, Mark McInnes, has said at the interim ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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