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Aussie IT joins FinTech 100

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
Bravura Solutions features as the only Australian financial services technology provider to rank in this year's FinTech 100. The Financial Insights and American Banker magazine, FinTech 100, determines its rankings from each companies year-end revenues ...

China acts on climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
The Chinese Government has formed its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) fund as part of its strategy to foster and finance projects for climate change. Inline with its Kyoto Protocol obligations, China's CDM fund was launched last week and will use ...

QSuper appoints three GMs

... appointment of three general managers. The three appointees were Maria Dalton as general manager of risk and compliance, Michael Drew as general manager of investment services and Peter Fletcher as general manager of human resources. Dalton has over ...

Corp super applies ESG screen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) Staff Superannuation Fund has become the first Australian corporate super fund to sign the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment. The decision means the fund will use environmental, social and corporate ...

BankWest branches into super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
BankWest has propelled itself onto the superannuation market with Lite Super, a low cost, indexed based super fund accessible online. Lite Super provides no entry or exit fees, a 1.25 per cent ongoing fee, four diversified indexed investment choices ...

IRESS turbocharges Xplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
IRESS Wealth Management Solutions has enhanced its Xplan service to advisers, providing them with an integrated software package that promises greater superannuation analysis capabilities. The improvements include access to platform disclosure fees ...

Deutsche appoints ex-Skandia head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Deutsche Bank Asset Management has appointed Jody Fitzgerald to research and platform relationship manager for its DWS Investments Australia division. Fitzgerald takes over the role from Rebecca Jacques who is on maternity leave and is expected to return ...

Macq launches retail fusion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Riding on the popularity of its Fusion Fund series, Macquarie Financial Products Management has released another version, but this time available to retail investors. The product is open until November 30 and consists of 22 underlying managed funds ...

KNM appoints wealth head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Brisbane based financial services provider, KNM Services has appointed Marty Carne to executive director of its wealth division, signalling the company's expansion into the wealth management sector. Carne has previously held executive positions at Wesfarmers ...

Fin planning uptake doubles

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The number of people who fully follow their planner's advice have doubled compared to last year but the industry still has a long way to go, according to a new survey. ING Australia commissioned Nielsen to survey over 700 consumers and 300 financial ...