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Watson Wyatt creates dual responsibility role

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Watson Wyatt has appointed an Australian superannuation and administration services manager in a dual responsibility role to also take charge of quality management for Watson Wyatt's Asia Pacific region. Colette Colman, previously head of operations ...

SFE claims first ASX scalp

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
The merger that was once touted as a fait accompli took an interesting turn yesterday as Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) shareholders moved to oust their chief executive, Tony D'Aloisio, in order to win support for what has become a stalled merger with ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager (MTM) OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager ...

MLC claims "first mover" on "fee for service"

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
NAB/MLC have announced that their high-end financial planning group, Godfrey Pembroke, will mandate that all planners be remunerated purely by fee for service, believing it is a "first move" for a major player in the industry that has become caught ...

CSF awards $26m fixed income mandate to IXIS

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) has awarded a $26 million fixed income mandate to IXIS Asset Management Australia for investment in a fund jointly developed with Loomis Sayles & Company. The IXIS Loomis Sayles Credit Opportunities Fund was jointly ...

Budget reforms exacerbate risks for Gen L: Asteron

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Financial planning group Asteron is commissioning a study on what it says is the biggest gap in the recent Budget - how Gen-L who are already in retirement will outlive their superannutaion savings. Asteron head of technical services sales and marketing ...

Trust appoints manager to boost institutional services

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
Trust Company Australia (Trust) has appointed a new executive general manager to institutional services. Simon Kelland, formerly an asset finance consultant, executive director of projects and structured finance with ANZ and associate director of Macquarie ...

Self-congratulatory advisers still ignoring lower end market

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
Advisers were giving themselves a pat on the back yesterday over newly commissioned research that showed consumers were satisfied with their level of advice, but many consumers say they are still left wanting for broader advice at the lower end of the ...

Restructured Fidelity Japan fund rated by S&P

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
S&P has rated the Fidelity Japan Fund three stars, finding that the fund's restructure late last year and a new fund manager, Nick Price, have rebooted it to deliver higher returns while adding new products to its original core mix. S&P analyst, Evan ...

Govt will not ban commissions: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
The Government will not step in and ban commission-based remuneration, said the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, who urged the advisory industry to sort it out among themselves. Speaking at an Investment and Financial Services ...