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Tyndall's new fixed interest strategy sees Gustafson exit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Tyndall has announced a new fixed interest strategy that will see it focusing on debt based products as well as promoting Roger Bridges to a new role as head of bonds while current executive bond manager, Ross Gustafson, departs. Executive director ...

Home equity needs to be part of retirement strategy

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... strategies. In the paper, Over Fifty Group contends that the use of home equity can offer insurance against outliving super, bridge the retirement savings gap and be used to fund health insurance premiums into advanced age. Managing director, Chris Martin ...

HESTA boosts insurance for members

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... levels of protection comes six years after the last insurance contract was struck. "There's been a lot of water under the bridge since the last contract was signed and our members' positions have changed in that period," he said. "We wanted it to better ...

Super Concepts appoints NSW state manager

Super Concepts Australia has appointed Di Caldwell-Smith as state manager, business development for NSW. Caldwell-Smith boasts more than 20 years experience in the financial services industry and has worked at Perpetual, Charter Financial Planning ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
The market is expected to open weaker as investors keep a cautious eye on Wall Street ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate statement. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 14 points stronger at 4951. ...

AUI appoints financial planner as NSW manager

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Fund manager, Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has appointed a former financial planner as their regional manager for New South Wales and the ACT. Peter Weldon, formerly national adviser services manager with Bridgecorp Finance, will take on the role ...

Plan For Life the latest researcher to launch web-based comparisons

Plan For Life, the actuarial and research house, is the latest research group to roll out a web-based super fund comparison tool for dealer groups. Simon Solomon, managing director of Plan For Life said the online tool will track not just fees but the ...

QIC launches alternative funds

The fourth-largest wholesale fund manager in the country has launched two alternative funds designed to capitalise on global opportunities. The QIC Global Macro Fund and the QIC Tactical Return Fund will invest in currencies, commodities, equities and ...

S&P appoint ahead of manager review

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has kicked off 2006 by adding to its fund ratings team and appointing a new associate to lead its March review of the international equities, large cap managers. New fund ratings associate, Marcus Hanel, joins the team from his ...

PSS and CSS drink up their Brandywine

The Public Sector and Commonwealth Super (PSS and CSS) funds have awarded a near half a billion dollar mandate to Brandywine Asset Management for their fixed income allocation. Brandywine will be the PSS/CSS funds' fourth fixed interest manager alongside ...