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AMP SignatureSuper gets personal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
AMP Corporate Superannuation, riding on the success of its top-rated SignatureSuper corporate platform, is launching a Personal Allocated Pension for customers who want a sharper deal on fees and forego the "advice option". Greg Healy, AMP Financial ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
More regulation in itself may not be the answer to avoiding future property group collapses, but better structured and scalable regulation might be, said the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA). Greg Martin, IAA senior vice president, said better ...

Property portfolio changes at EISS, ISPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
The Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS) and the Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT) are making key changes to their property portfolio. The industry super fund property manager ISPT has added two US assets in California and North ...

Schroders distributes into China through Citibank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Schroder Investment Management is partnering with Citibank to launch a suite of six mutual funds that will be distributed in China through Citibank's customer networks. The Citibank QDII Product - Schroder International Selection Fund will contain the ...

SimCorp wins Schroders SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Schroders Investment Management in Singapore is the latest manager to join SimCorp's growing client list in the Australia-Pacific region after this week signing a deal to take on Simcorp's Dimension as their information management platform. "It's a ...

Web 2.0 just the next step: iFocus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Web 2.0 may be an 'out of control' broadcast channel, but it's a big opportunity for financial services players brave enough to climb on board, said Theresa Cunnington from the online services consultancy iFocus. Web 2.0 is sometimes spoken about as ...

Comm Foundation partners with teachers on FinLit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank Foundation is partnering with Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) to jointly run financial literacy professional development workshops for teachers. The Foundation has a long history of being involved with financial ...

Super for members, not nation building

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Strong wealth management sector growth pushing Australia to net capital exporter status within 20 years shouldn't mean superannuation is seen as a panacea for our nation building problems, according to Emilio Gonzalez, chief investment officer at Perpetual ...

Service not fees drive consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Financial services operators talk obsessively about fees but what really upsets consumers is poor service. A landmark study, by the communications technology and consulting group Fujitsu, has revealed 80 per cent of banking customers take the way they ...

CitiStreet expands team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... provider CitiStreet has announced new appointments in marketing, tax and member services in its Sydney and Brisbane offices. Alex Kleiman has been appointed head of marketing and strategy bringing with him a strong background in superannuation and business ...