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UniSuper announces new chairman

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
UniSuper has appointed Elizabeth Bryan as the new chairman the board of trustees for UniSuper. Bryan will step into the role vacated by the retiring Emeritus Professor Brian Smith AO, who is stepping down at the end of this year after 14 years of working ...

Former Zurich CFO banned by APRA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified the former Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (ZAIL) chief financial officer for his role in deliberately overstating the company's financial position. John Stanbridge was chief ...

Perennial appoints former Credit Suisse head of distribution

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed former Credit Suisse head of distribution Brian Thomas as head of retail funds management. The appointment of Thomas marks a new Perennial strategy to expand and improve retail offerings on the back of parent ...

PIS' Edmondson wins 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Troy Edmondson has taken out the Zurich 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year Award, presented at a gala dinner to conclude the 60th Annual AFA Conference last night. From 16 nominees, the field was whittled down to five finalists who were reviewed against five ...

IXIS scores JANA mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
IXIS Asset Management Australia has been awarded a $48 million mandate from JANA Investment Advisers. The $48 million mandate is to be invested in the Aurora Offshore Fund Ltd II, managed by IXIS affiliate Harris Alternatives. The Aurora Offshore Fund ...

Russell opens 'best ideas' fund to retail investors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
Russell Investment Group has launched a retail version of its 'best ideas' Select Holdings Strategy. The Select Holdings Strategy was launched earlier this year to take the best stock picks from the flagship Russell multi-manager Australian Shares Fund ...

FPA reports finances and enrolments on the up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
Ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) on 24 November, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced an operating surplus of $606,000 as well as record enrolments into the CFPA(R) program. The surplus means that FPA cash reserves have been ...

Matrix planner wins AFA Rising Star Award

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Jason Danjoux, a Matrix Planning Solutions representative, has taken out the AFA Rising Star Award 2006 in a close decision over his fellow finalists. The AFA Rising Star Award, sponsored by ING, recognises the dynamic talents of some of the industry's ...

Health Super adds CFO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Health Super, the industry fund for the healthcare sector, has announced the appointment of Graeme Lawrie to the newly created position of chief financial officer. Lawrie will assume responsibility for Health Super's financial management, IT, HR and ...

Keating laments missed super opportunities

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Australia's stop-start superannuation reforms in the last decade, that have focused more on choice rather than actually boosting savings, have cost hundreds of billions of dollars in missed savings opportunities and we are only now starting to catch ...