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Navigator names its top five Aussies

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Navigator Research has revealed its top five Australian equity funds and has included three more boutique managers this year. The top five funds from a pool of 31, all receiving a five star rating, were Ausbil Australian Active Equity Fund, Barclays ...

Tasplan reappoint Mercer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
Mercer investment consulting has been reappointed by Tasmanian based industry fund, Tasplan, as their asset consultants following a six month tender process. At a time when an increasing number of the larger superannuation funds are hiring in-house ...

Orbis appoints ex Fidelity marketing director

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
Orbis Investment Advisory has appointed a new head of distribution and client servicing, to their Sydney team. Jenny Josling, formerly director of sales and marketing at Fidelity International and marketing manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management ...

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) has been pulled up by the regulator for giving 300 clients unnecessary or inadequate super switching advice and having inadequate conflicts of interest procedures in place. Only months after the regulator's shadow shopping ...

GPE give super funds access to Witchery

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
Several Australian superannuation funds may now be in the fashion business due to a buy-out of well known Australian fashion brand Witchery by private equity and leverage buy-out group Gresham Private Equity (GPE). GPE is the leveraged buy-out arm of ...

MLC and Aon take out top insurance awards

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
MLC Insurance took out the life insurance company of the year award at the Australian and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards, with Aon Australia being named broker of the year for the second consecutive year. Aon Australia's national general manager ...

Staff churn afflicts underperforming small cap sector

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Staff churn affected one-quarter of Australian small cap managers. This at a time when the sector notably underperformed could help drive down the ratings of 25 per cent of all S&P rated managers. In its latest sector update released today S&P found ...

Cash becomes king with inflation on the up

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Yesterday's higher than expected Producer Price Index (PPI) has the market and some economists apprehensive about what tomorrow's Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures will signal for inflation, but it drives up the value of cash for fund managers. The ...

Leyland opens Melb office to meet IMA demand

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Stockbroking and equity manager group Leyland Private Asset Management (Leylands) is expanding into Melbourne with plans to grow its individually managed accounts (IMA) business. Leyland co-founder, Charles Leyland, will move to Melbourne along with ...

Rice Walker restructures

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Actuary group Rice Walker Actuaries is splitting its business between its Melbourne and Sydney offices to allow staff and consultants to become shareholders of the business and has appointed a former politician to take on the role of independent chairman ...