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CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Following its latest asset allocation review, the $2.9 billion-plus Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) is set to introduce a "bias to Australian shares" across all its investment options bar one, at the expense of international equities. ...

FTSE launches enviro tech indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
FTSE Group has launched seven environmental technology indices. The indices provide exposure to the environmental technology firms that could play a major role as the world's economies shift to a low carbon economy. The indices include the FTSE Environmental ...

Super funds to re-jig mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
A majority 64 per cent of Australia's major superannuation funds are looking to change their investment mandates to factor in climate change issues, a survey found. The Climate Institute and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Integrity and Bennelong win HIP mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
Health Industry Plan (HIP) superannuation is redirecting cash flow to Australian equities, awarding investment mandates to Integrity Investment Management and Bennelong Funds Management. Ross Bernays, chief executive at HIP, said the firm reviewed its ...

Fund manager pioneers voice technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Aviva Australia has teamed up with technology providers NEC and Salmat VeCommerce to use voice biometrics as a way to service its clients. The partnership means when Aviva's customers call their voice is automatically verified when they say their password. ...

Metlife group VP retires

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Metlife Insurance has announced the retirement of Michael Burke, Australian vice president of growth strategies. Burke joined the firm four years ago and has managed the firm's group life business a head of institutional business before he was appointed ...

Invesco hires insto BDM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
Invesco Australia has hired former Challenger business development manager Patricia Newby as senior institutional BDM. Newby has more than 18 years experience across a number of senior positions in the superannuation industry including trustee, senior ...

Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
The Third Link Growth fund, launched last year by former CFS chief executive Chris Cuffe, only attracted $28 million in funds, well below Cuffe's $150 million target and despite the fund's outperformance. One year on, the fund lost more than 13 per ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The insurance industry can help address underinsurance by moving faster towards simplified disclosure, with fees and commissions displayed prominently in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS). Financial Standard asked some of the country's leading insurers ...

Treasury boutiques gain inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM), RARE Infrastructure and Orion Asset Management have received inflows in the past month after a seven-month dry spell, suggesting some instos are dripfeeding capital back into boutiques. "Clients were frozen for ...