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Western Financial wins Water Corp Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Water Corporation Superannuation Plan has appointed Western Financial to provide its members with financial advice services. In a statement to members, WCSP introduced the financial planning service last month. The advice provided is limited to matters ...

Wheels rolling away from commission

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
AMP continues on its path away from a commission-based fee model, testing the waters by removing the in-built commissions within the AMP Growth Bond fund. It's a small step for AMP given that the fund is new but, if the strategy works, it could become ...

Russell wins IOOF mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
IOOF Holdings has appointed Russell Investments as its investment consultant to help manage its $10 billion multi manager portfolios - a move that puts Russell back in the spotlight on Australia's asset consulting map. Steve Merlicek, chief investment ...

AustralianSuper wins $650m Elders mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
AustralianSuper has won a $650 million and 12,500 member-strong corporate super mandate from Elders - making the transfer one of the largest of its kind in Australian corporate superannuation history. The $30 billion-plus AustralianSuper was the successful ...

Tiger year ushers investors to China

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
Planners spent the last decade educating clients about China's potential - but the Year of the Tiger could herald the new boom decade for local investors. Jonathan Wu, head of distribution and operations at Premium China Funds Management, said the Year ...

Women on top of SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
SMSFs are meeting two of the Government's top goals in super - getting more members to take an active role in their retirement savings and getting more women involved, argue industry experts. Product providers new to the industry should understand the ...

Qantas Super hunts for member services head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
One of the largest corporate funds in Australia, the $5.5 billion Qantas Superannuation Plan, is on the lookout for a new head of member services. In an advertisement today, Qantas noted that the head of member services will be responsible for member ...

ESI Super goes public

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The multi-billion dollar ESI Super ushers 2010 as a public offer fund. ESI Super, the industry fund for employees in the energy industry, assumed public offer status in November. Previously, the fund was open only to employees of ESI Super employers ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Australians will suffer the price of higher margin products and limited product innovation if the life insurance market continues to consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian ...

Asia Pac property assets draw mandate appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
LaSalle Investment Management, one of the biggest names in property management in Asia, gives Australian institutional investors food for thought on the opportunities in the region. Jeff Jacobson, global chief executive of the $40 billion fund manager ...