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ING takes DB admin in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
ING Australia is moving its defined benefits administration in-house, ending its previous outsourcing relationship with Aon Australia. Mark Pankhurst, ING Australia Employer superannuation head of product and marketing, said Aon told the firm it was ...

SAM seeks retail distributor for theme funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) is in talks with a number of major Australian institutions to distribute its European listed global equity sustainability themed funds to the Australian retail market. Simon Romijn, SAM clients and distribution director ...

Choice-of-fund members jump 81pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
An unprecedented number of Australians opted out of their 'default' super fund in the past 12 months, up 81 per cent compared to the previous year, showing more people are finally taking advantage of the radical "choice of super fund" legislation introduced ...

Finance recruiters keen for more

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
Australia's financial services industry is hungry for new blood - spurring some of the biggest names in the industry to embark on a serious recruitment hunt via Kaplan Professional's Financial Services Careers Week. Kaplan officially unveilled its Careers ...

Watson Wyatt hires ex Aon consultant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia appointed Andrew Povah to its Sydney based investment consulting team. Povah has more than nine years experience in superannuation and investments after previously working at Aon Consulting in Australia and the UK. In this role ...

Perpetual and BT large cap five star; S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
Perpetual and BT Financial Group were both awarded a five star rating from Standard & Poor's for the firms' large cap concentrated Australian equities management ability. The research and ratings firm awarded the rating for each firms talent to select ...

SmartStream on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
SmartStream Technologies is on the hunt for top tech talent as the transaction management firm casts its focus on growing its Australian base. SmartStream, whose clients in Australia include industry heavyweights AMP, ING and Vanguard Investments, appointed ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Super funds must revamp their marketing strategy and reallocate funding from traditional marketing media and focus on online content to better communicate with Generation Y, according to digital marketing expert, Jenny Williams. Speaking at the Association ...

K2 hires Reddaway

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
K2 Asset Management has appointed Nick Reddaway as an international equities fund manager. Reddaway has a background in international markets and long-short funds, having previously worked in London with Blue Crest, Lazard Asset Management and Schroders. ...

Comm Bank halts ABN AMRO talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Commonwealth Bank stopped negotiating with the Royal Bank of Scotland to purchase ABN AMRO Australian Holdings, citing uncertainty in financial markets. In a statement, the Commonwealth Bank said it decided to end negotiations with the Royal Bank ...