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VTP mulls management change

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Listed investment company Van Eyk Three Pillars (VTP) plans to terminate its relationship with its external managers, van Eyk Research, Three pillars Portfolio Managers and VTP Management, subject to further board discussions. VTP formed an in-principle ...

Funds join forces for Asian growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Boutique investment fund Eight Investment Partners (8IP) aims to use the integration of an Australian focused equities fund as a springboard for Asian investments. Atom Funds Management, a small cap Australian equities manager with around $70 million ...

Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... Firstly, keep as little client data as possible. "If you don't need payment data, don't keep it," he said. Secondly, outsource data management to firms who can secure it properly. Thirdly, pay close attention to hiring the right data administrator - ...

Paraplanners master SoAs with COIN

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
Financial planning software provider COIN has launched training courses for paraplanners, which could go some way to increasing the upskilling in the profession. The three-day courses, Paraplanning Fundamentals, are run in conjunction with outsourced ...

Fundies turn to outsourcing to curb costs: report

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... performance." For example, 77 per cent of survey respondents said that over the next three years, many of them will outsource non-core activities such as fund accounting and custody to back-office technology and risk management. Wright said their research ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
For three years, Zurich's Group Risk business in Australia has stayed relatively below the radar. That will now change after the insurer scored a hiring coup - successfully recruiting the key team of rival IUS Life, including general manager, Phil Collins. ...

RBF-Tas makes senior appointments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... recognising his strong background in IT and project management, Baker will continue to head RBF's strategic initiative to outsource RBF's member administration services to Mercer Australia until the end of September next year. John Mazengarb has been ...

MIR deputy MD joins Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Russell Investments has appointed the former deputy managing director of MIR Investment Management, Marian Carr, as independent director to its superannuation trustee board. Carr brings 30 years' industry experience and was previously also chief investment ...

AvSuper appoints Russell for admin

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Russell as its fund administrator - marking Russell's first mandate win for its new in-house administration model. Russell will replace Towers Watson, which outsourced its underlying administration to IBM SuperLife. ...

Insurance shows industry divide

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... the fact that they are financial planners, they are not risk specialists. That's one of the problems, many will not outsource because they don't want to give up their clients and they want to hold onto any remuneration they receive," said Bourke, adding ...