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Aus Ethical donates $1m to charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Canberra based fund manager Australian Ethical announced it had donated more than $1 million into the community over the last ten years, after distributing $124,941 in its 2010 community grants program. The 2010 round of Australian Ethical community ...

UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
The $25.4 billion UniSuper has become a 5 per cent shareholder of Gunns, after its fund managers increased their stakes in the controversial Tasmanian timber company last week. Simon Hudson, head of equities at UniSuper, said the 5 per cent stake is ...

CommInsure adds to wholesale underwriting team

NEWS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... moving to New Zealand in 2000 where he held underwriting and business development roles at AIA, before relocating across the Tasman in 2006.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... October 5 monetary policy meeting. In equities news, ANZ Banking Group Ltd chief executive Mike Smith addresses a Trans-Tasman Business Circle luncheon on `The global recovery - new opportunities, New Risks for Australia and New Zealand', and the public ...

RBF-Tasmania overhauls executive structure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Six months after Philip Mussared became chief of the $3.4 billion RBF-Tasmania, the fund is undergoing a restructure which involves a nationwide search for six key executives, including a chief investment officer. The Retirement Benefits Fund of Tasmania ...

RBF-Tas terminates 452 Capital mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
RBF-Tasmania has pulled the plug on investments with 452 Capital following the departure of key investment staff, axing a $170 million mandate with the firm. Philip Mussared, chief executive of RBF-Tas, said the $3.4 billion fund is going through the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... caught off guard by a decision from Australia's competition regulator to reject a tie-up with Air New Zealand on cross-Tasman flights. But the big four banks had all posted gains, with Commonwealth Bank up 34 cents at $52.83, Westpac rising 21 cents ...

ATO appoints integrity adviser

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
The Australian Taxation Office has hired former Commonwealth director of public prosecutions, Damian Bugg AM QC, as its integrity adviser. Tax commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo made the announcement late last week, and Bugg will be charged with providing ...

Zurich expands sales team

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Zurich Investments has made six new sales appointments in key states. "Zurich's focus and support of advisers and their clients is firmly embedded in our strategy and we want to ensure we continue to deliver high quality service as we grow the business," ...

Funds with freebies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
In what is fast becoming a trend, many super funds now offer freebies or perks to their members in return for their continued loyalty. As impending regulation will allow fund members to switch super funds much easier than before, it seems that simple ...