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Coin adds 150 extras and goes STP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Macquarie owned Coin Software has released an upgrade offering over 150 enhancements aimed at delivering improved flexibility as well as straight through processing (STP) support. Tony Graham, Coin managing director, said, "Automated datafeeds from ...

Suncorp-Promina integration costs lower than expected

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... D'silva, said the expected positive outlooks on Suncorp entities reflect S&P expectation that the ratings could be upgraded. Alex Dunnin with the

Goldman Sachs wins Asia's bank of the year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
Goldman Sachs has won IFR Asia's award for Bank of the Year following two months of scrutiny by IFR Asia's team of reporters and analysts. Matthew Davies, editor of IFR Asia, said: "Goldman Sachs has been described as the Tiger Woods of investment banking ...

Energy field nationalism to impact investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
As investors try to exploit the commodities boom in emerging economies, governments of these economies are staking their own ownership claims by nationalising parts of their resources industries. The Australian Government Export Finance Investment Corporation ...

Asset Super launches into advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
Asset Super is to offer its members access to low cost single-issue financial planning through Money Solutions. The planning service will be call centre based and Asset Super members who phone the fund's call centre will be transferred to Money Solutions ...

ATO to create single lost super gateway

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is to create a single and simplified gateway for people looking to find their lost or unclaimed superannuation. The ATO will do this by rationalising its existing processes to identify actual lost members, obtain ...

Former Treasury head to be Westpac chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
Westpac Banking Corporation's board of directors have appointed former Commonwealth Treasury head Ted Evans as chairman to replace Leon Davis, effective March 2007. In the interim Evans has been appointed deputy chairman to assist with a smooth transition. ...

Not-for-profits winning but master trusts catching up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
Default investment options of not-for-profit funds as a group continue to outperform master trust default options but the gap has narrowed by two-thirds in just the last three years. According to research just released by Rainmaker, in 2003-04 the gap ...

Investment Stewardship Awards to be launched at Melb Symposium

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The 2007 Melbourne Financial Services Symposium (MFSS) will include the inaugural 2007 Investment Stewardship Award, sponsored by the Victorian Government. John Gall, judging panel chair, said, "It's time to recognise the importance of investment stewardship ...

FuturePlus appoints new CEO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
FuturePlus has formally appointed Jim Thomas as its new chief executive officer, after Thomas acted in the role since former chief Brett Westbrook left five months ago. Thomas has more than 25 years experience in financial services, including 11 years ...