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Super funds battle for ASFA awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
AMP Financial Services, First State Super and Sunsuper are among the 16 finalists jostling for awards that recognise excellence in communicating with fund members and industry stakeholders. The awards, to be held in Sydney, at The Ivy this Thursday ...

Progressive trumps all with simple strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Keeping it simple has worked for Sydney-based Progressive Superannuation Plan. The fund's balanced option has beaten most of its larger well-known peers in the same category by 3 per cent over a five-year period to May. Rainmaker SelectingSuper data ...

AMP Capital targets Japanese savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... cent of Gemini Advisors Securities Investments after AMP Capital bought a 30 per cent stake in the company in late 2003. Michael Clarke, director of international business at AMP Capital Investors, said the firm's initial goal was to provide AMP Capital ...

Bluedoor Technology on hiring spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
DST Global Solutions has been overwhelmed with the response from super funds after the firm bought administration technology provider Bluedoor Technologies and is hiring a number of financial services experts to develop the business. Ian Mathieson ...

Trust launches strategy review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Trust chief executive and managing director, John Atkin, and a number of other executives at the firm have launched a strategic review of the business. The review was announced Bruce Corlett, chair at Trust, yesterday at the company's annual general ...

Australian Ethical closes World Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Australian Ethical Investment has closed the firm's World Trust, redirecting investors to a similar trust that offers lower fees and requires a lower minimum investment amount. The firm said no further investments into the World Trust would be accepted ...

Financial planning is key: Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Westpac chief executive and managing director, Gail Kelly, said in a briefing yesterday that the bank's financial planning business is central to Westpac's multi-brand strategy. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch briefing, Kelly said ...

Yellow Brick Road drops acquisition strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Yellow Brick Road, the financial planning business developed by Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris, has dumped its acquisition strategy for an organic growth branch model - with the aim to open 150 practices in three years. Bouris said the business' ...

IFS adds three super funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Industry Funds Services (IFS) has added the Sisters of Mercy Staff Superannuation, AUST(Q) and CONNECT Super to its client list. David Haynes, general manager at IFS, said the three super funds had signed on this year. This comes after Industry Fund ...

LPTs recover and show value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Australia's listed property trust (LPT) sector has jumped over 13 per cent in the three months to May and could provide a good value play for financial planning clients if you're prepared to do your homework. Louis Christopher, head of property at Adviser ...