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Equipsuper focuses on 'member experience'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Equipsuper has created a new role to manage the company's growing relationship with Mercer. Justin McMinn will fill the newly-created position, assuming the title 'member retention and experience manager'. EquipSuper outsources its member administration ...

IM focus at slimmed down Russell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market's political cost-cutting agenda is to blame for the loss of swathes of financial services jobs, according to Russell Investments managing director Alan Schoenheimer, who is refocusing Russell's business on its investment management ...

Niche mergers have their benefits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Niche industry super fund mergers may have gotten some bad publicity, but they needn't be all bad according to NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball. A recent survey by NGS Super found member satisfaction with the fund was at 84%, following ...

SPAA gives support to Council of Super Custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has voiced support for the government's move to set up a Council of Super Custodians. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the creation of a Charter Group last ...

Morningstar hands Needham global CIO role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Morningstar Investment Management has promoted Ibbotson Associates Australia chief investment officer and managing director Daniel Needham to global chief investment officer of the group. Chris Galloway will take over as managing director of Ibbotson ...

GSAM builds third party distribution team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has expanded its third party distribution team with the appointment of former Waratah's rugby player Ben Daly as key account manager for New South Wales and Queensland. This follows the appointment of Jessica Jones ...

Social media may not be the best place to advertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Finance professionals overwhelmed by the social media explosion may take some comfort from Challenger general manager of corporate marketing and communications Stuart Barton's presentation the Financial Standard's annual Sales and Marketing Forum. Barton ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Finalists of this year's awards and their supporters packed the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney to celebrate last year's most innovative and successful website and marketing campaigns. This year's awards focussed on the theme of success ...

Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The government may have to force self-managed super fund (SMSF) members to undertake mandatory advice or outsource their investment strategy back to professionals to cover off a risk of it facing unexpected pension liabilities. That is the view expressed ...

Number of instos prioritising risk doubles since GFC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The proportion of investment organisations placing risk management as their highest priority has more than doubled since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by State Street ...