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Qantas Super appoints Mercer as administrator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The Qantas Superannuation Plan has appointed Mercer as its new administrator, replacing Russell Investments (Russell). The financial consulting giant will also provide call centre services to the 33,000-member, $6 billion plan. The decision follows ...

Five Oceans CIO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Five Oceans Asset Management's Chris Selth has stood down from his role as chief investment officer. He will move to a consultancy position within the firm to enable a smooth transition in his responsibilities. Portfolio managers Kim Tracey and Piers ...

Less is more with in-house investment: Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Going against the grain of super funds that continue to expand their in-house investment teams, the Future Fund's infrastructure team prefers to use outside experts to help manage their portfolios. The Future Fund's allocation into infrastructure is ...

Instreet happy with growth at 5-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Instreet has grown to a point where protecting market share, rather than winning it, is the strategic priority, according to managing director George Lucas. The asset manager, which has more than $500 million in assets under management, is celebrating ...

Super for all shapes and sizes: QSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
QSuper is using individual member data to further segment its default accumulation members based on age groups to provide them with a more personalised super offering. QSuper CEO Rosemary Vilgan spoke at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
Global traders are rushing to buy gold as the eurozone crisis once again rears its ugly head. The number of traders betting on a rise in the price of the precious metal grew faster than at any point since the onset of the financial crisis, according ...

FPA reiterates need for professional qualifications

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is reminding financial planners through a new marketing campaign that from 1 July 2013 it will be mandatory to hold an approved degree to become a member of the professional association. The advertising campaign ...

MLC gives permanent CIO role to Armitage

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
MLC has today appointed Jonathan Armitage as chief investment officer of MLC Investment Management, effective immediately. The appointment follows a managerial shake-up at the financial services firm, which led to boss Steve Tucker leaving the company ...

netwealth creates new national advice group

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Wealth management group netwealth yesterday announced the formation of a new national advice group which it hopes will create an attractive proposition for advisers at all stages of their career. The new national advice group brings together Pathway ...

Super members fail to top-up amid 'perfect storm'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
As many as two thirds of Australians are failing to make extra superannuation contributions to meet the expected shortfall in retirement funding, a new report commissioned by Club Plus Super shows. According to the report, an increasing number of people ...