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Maritime Super backs internal admin for merged fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... administer the superannuation savings. Should the merger proceed, Robertson said the combined fund would consider whether to outsource its administration or bring it in-house. "Regardless of the merger... we're still a small fund for a big administrator ...

Trustee outsourcing deals in regulator spotlight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... practices of retail funds that present more concerns to the regulator. According to the research, while almost all funds outsource at least some aspect of their operations, not-for-profit funds were found to outsource twice as many services as retail ...

Mercer wins Media Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The $2.5 billion Media Super has selected Mercer as its outsourced administration and member services provider. Mercer has been awarded a five-year contract, with transition to be completed in early 2011. Media Super, which has over 120,000 members ...

UK planners to face tougher standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The UK Financial Services Authority is imposing yet more compliance hurdles on financial planners, this time requiring them to hold a new Statement of Professional Standing. The FSA has just released a discussion paper regarding how these new rules ...

ITM and Sequential partner for service

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... have partnered to provide an enhanced service for wealth management firms looking to consolidate systems or products or outsource administration. ITM is a data specialist that assists trustees, sponsors and service providers in maintaining the quality ...

Count expands lending

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... Choice. "Count will look to increase finconnect's resources, thereby ensuring that all Count franchisees who wish to outsource their home loan referrals will have a finconnect lending manager in their area," said Lambert. "Should finconnect not be able ...

VFMC brings risk management in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) takes a fresh approach when measuring asset risk for clients, recruiting a former Russell Investments consultant to help oversee the process. Justin Arter, chief executive at VFMC, said the firm previously ...

J.P. Morgan strengthens local derivatives hub

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... valuation data of derivatives in-house using infrastructure from the investment banking arm. Typically, many custodians outsource the valuation of these instruments to an external provider such as Bloomberg, said Braga. This development comes as J.P. ...

J.P. Morgan hires 50 for custody business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... hiring to add resources to the project management side of the operation. "The GFC has accelerated the view of clients to outsource more services," he said. "Looking at regulatory change, as Cooper and Henry deliver their reports, we expect more change ...

Russell wins OneSteel mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... largest master trust mandates in Australia and indicates the ongoing trend for even very large corporations to fully outsource the management of their superannuation plans. The Russell Super Solution Master Trust (SSMT) was purpose built to accommodate ...