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HESTA boosts insurance for members

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
HESTA Super Fund is rolling out insurance upgrades for members which improve the default cover and better reflect the changing needs and profile of its members. The new insurance benefits, effective 1 November, will offer members two extra units of ...

Lonsec rates Mellon's experience

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
Advance Asset Management's Global Alpha Fund has been given a recommended rating by Lonsec following a review of the management team and processes. The fund, managed by Mellon Capital Management Corporation, is a global macro fund predominantly made ...

Super funds to back new home equity mortgage group

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
Superannuation funds are set to get behind a new home equity mortgage group, headed up by the former chief executive officer of Rothschild Asset Management, that will bring shared appreciation style mortgages to Australia. Peter Martin together with ...

Global property securities funds "strong": InvestorWeb

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
On the back of their Global Property Securities Sector Review for 2006, InvestorWeb predict the sector is set to continue its strong ascent, pushed along by the steady adoption of REIT legislation internationally and institutional demand. InvestorWeb's ...

Plan B snaps up second NZ planning business

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
Western Australian based financial planning group Plan B has continued to stretch out over the Tasman with the acquisition of its second New Zealand based planning firm in a fortnight. Plan B has snapped up boutique planning firm, Rutherford Rede (Northland) ...

Pimco replacement smooth sailing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
Just weeks after announcing intentions to launch a new absolute return fixed interest fund, Pimco Australia, have lost their managing director and head of portfolio management, for Asia Pacific and already replaced him. Kumar Palghat, formerly bond ...

Avenue adds chairman of SPAA to its team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
Privately owned dealer group Avenue Capital Management has added an ex-Macquarie Bank financial planner and chairman of the Self-Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) to its team. Peter Hogan will join the group's North ...

MFS appoints fund manager for flagship

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
MFS Investment Management has appointed the former head of Macquarie Applied Portfolio Solutions as senior fund manager for its flagship Premium Income Fund. Grant Harris will take on the role having previously worked in investment research with both ...

Telstra Planning appoints new GM

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
Subsidiary of Telstra Super, Telstra Super Financial Planning, has elected a new general manager following the retirement of Pat Ryan after a four year tenure. Financial planner and former state manager for Victoria and Tasmania, Steve Grinter, will ...

First Capital approves acquisitions

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
Listed financial services operator First Capital Group has received shareholder approval to acquire several businesses, including Sydney based separately managed accounts funds manager Explorer Group, and a share in seminar group Empowernet Digital. ...