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Westpac Institutional Bank names CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Westpac Institutional Bank has appointed Terry Winder as the new chief financial officer, following an extensive global search. Winder, who has over 25 years experience in financial markets, joined Westpac in 2010 and has been acting chief financial ...

Non-aligned advisers driving new platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
There are now an estimated 5,300 non-aligned financial advisers in Australia, a figure that has been revised upwards by Rainmaker in response to recent takeovers and expanding research coverage. This new figure equates to 29% of advisers of Australia ...

Macquarie launches SMSF tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
Macquarie has released an online Share market Tax Facts for accountants, making it the latest addition to its range of tools for SMSF experts. The new product provides key information required to prepare tax returns for clients with share portfolios ...

Trilogy takeover attempt piracy: LM

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
An attempt by Trilogy Funds Management (Trilogy) to replace LM Investment Management Ltd (LM) as Manager of two LM feeder funds is opportunistic, hostile and without any consideration of investors' interests. This was the underlying sentiment within ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
AustralianSuper has added a new investment option, hedged international shares, taking their number of investment choices to 18, including their direct share low-cost platform. The expanded choice menu now offered by AustralianSuper makes their menu ...

Mandates slugged by downturn

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
The economic downturn has taken a sizable toll on the size and volume of mandates in 2012, according to recently released Rainmaker research. Highlights from Rainmaker's Mandate Chaser research reveal that mandate appointments (441) in the year to 30 ...

Platforms at 10 year low

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Nervousness in underlying global investment markets, caused by ongoing European financial crises, plus massive US budget blowouts has contributed to net inflows into the platform market reaching their lowest levels in ten years, a recent report reveals. ...

Super funds out-perform TDs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Super funds delivering 12 month returns of 6.8% are now almost two-thirds higher than their cash term deposit counterparts. SelectingSuper has just reported that the workplace default option index for the 12 months to end August 2012 skyrocketed in ...

Two execs depart Telstra Super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Two executives are to depart the marketing and HR functions of Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund. Cameron Hill, product and marketing manager at Telstra Super will move to OnePath in the coming weeks while Diana Maloney, general manager ...

Super funds line up for Sevior

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Veteran stock picker John Sevior's new fund is being reviewed by CBUS Super for an Australian Equities mandate. CBUS - which had an Australian equities mandate with Sevior's former employer Perpetual at the time of his departures - said that it is doing ...