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AMP to manage Trio Capital super money

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
AMP SignatureSuper has been selected as the preferred successor superannuation fund for embattled Trio Capital Limited super fund members. ACT Super Management, acting as trustee of Trio Capital since last December, made the decision to transfer the ...

Infocus appoints COO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Former CommSec senior executive, Rod Bristow, has been appointed chief operating officer for national financial planning network Infocus Money Management. Starting in February next year, Bristow will focus on implementing professional fee-based financial ...

FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Australia's funds management market climbed 2 per cent in the September quarter to reach $1.374 trillion, but over the year it grew only 1 per cent, reveals analysis by Rainmaker. This lacklustre growth in FUM contrasts with the 8 per cent growth in ...

Aberdeen mounts case for active fixed income investing

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
While the active versus passive debate usually centers around stocks, one of the country's largest fixed interest managers is keen to have the same argument around bonds. In a new paper, Abedeen's head of Australian Fixed Income, Victor Rodriguez, argues ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...

Perpetual settles over Mahogany

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Perpetual Trustee Company has settled a long running legal dispute on behalf of 1,000 retail investors who bought $125 million of notes issued by a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers. The details of the settlement cannot be disclosed for six months, but ...

Super fund recovery 6pc but big funds fail to fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Super fund returns for the year to October have recovered to an average 6.6 per cent but it's the small funds and not the majors leading the way. SelectingSuper's latest performance survey found funds have recovered half of what they lost, since at ...

Macquarie Wrap launches model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
Macquarie Wrap will launch its latest model portfolio after trialing it with ten dealer groups to test functionality and capabilities. The launch marks the first stage in the delivery of its next generation wrap platform, the Macquarie Wrap Model Portfolios ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
The Australian share market remained marginally lower at noon with softer than expected third quarter economic growth not having a major impact on equities. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.2 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4,575.2 ...

Zenith wins four fin planning mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
It's been a busy two months for Zenith Investment Partners, which won four research mandates from planning groups including one from the $10 billion-plus Wilson HTM. ASX-listed Wilson HTM, which had $10.1 billion at the end of June in funds under advice ...