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S&G settles claims for CBA Storm clients

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Slater & Gordon has settled claims against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of more than 50 clients who borrowed from the bank to invest in schemes promoted by the failed Storm Financial. In a legal first the claims were settled using the ...

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
AMP has won a mandate from the $1.2 billion Asset Super to manage its socially responsible investment option. AMP's appointment follows the fund's asset consultant Mercer's recommendation. AMP replaces Maple Brown Abbott. The Socially Responsible option ...

SuperFriend code improves insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... representatives from the insurance, superannuation and mental health sectors, including mental health consumers. Helen Hewett, company secretary of SuperFriend and executive officer of the Industry Funds Forum said the guidelines were designed to give ...

Dimensional turns to value stocks in emerging markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
Dimensional is changing its Emerging Markets Trust strategy from focusing on large cap stocks to both large and small cap companies. The transition, which occurred this week, comes after rising interest in the region from investors. Glenn Crane, chief ...

Planner software innovations to pressure platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The heat is on for planning software providers to cater for advisers searching for more competitive alternatives to the marketplace's normal offerings from the main platform providers, said an industry expert. Gundeep Sidhu, managing director of AdviserLogic ...

All aboard online at CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The California Public Employees' Retirement System is taking member education to cyberspace with the recently launched CalPERSResponds.com - a website that tackles pension issues such as investments, health and security. According to a press statement ...

Integrity expands team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
Boyd Peters, formerly the national business development manager (BDM) at Equity Trustees, joins Integrity Investment Management as the BDM responsible for the group's Melbourne-based clients. Peters joins end of next month after seven years with Equity ...

Perpetual hires manager of fiduciary solutions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
Perpetual Private Wealth has appointed former chief executive at the Public Trust, Peter Whitehead as national manager, fiduciary solutions. Whitehead has worked in the legal profession and trustee industry for many year, working as a solicitor and ...

JBWere announces board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
National Australia Bank (NAB) and Goldman Sachs JBWere announced the JBWere board members, which includes Michael Ullmer, deputy chief executive and executive director at NAB and Steve Tucker, group executive of wealth Australia at NAB. Ullmer was appointed ...

AUI raises redemptions for Mortgage Income

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
Effective this week, investors in the Mortgage Income Trust (MIT) of Australian Unity Investments (AUI) withdraw up to two percent of their total investment in the Trust each month or $2,000 - up from the previous cap of one per cent. AUI will also ...