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Super stoush over opt-in scheme

ALISON BEVEGE | MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011

A super industry stoush is brewing over annual opt-in fees proposed under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has come out in favour of the yearly renewal framework while the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Fin services execs rock 'n' roll for charity

The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) is aiming to hit the $500,000 fundraising mark at the 5th annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar' event this year. Next month, investment professionals across the industry will gather in Sydney to showcase ...

ASIC clears up online disclosure rules

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010

ASIC has made a bid to clear the uncertainty of what is legal - and what's not - when planners and financial service providers deliver online disclosure to clients. Financial services providers that send disclosures such as statements of advice to clients ...

Perth mint eyes gold investors

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010

The Western Australian government is making it easier for retail investors to buy gold and silver investments in real-time through a new project spearheaded by the Perth Mint. Targeting investors from individuals to institutions looking for volume breaks ...

MLC appoints dream team in tech services

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010

Three technical services experts from Asgard, Aviva and Colonial First State have joined MLC in senior roles as the firm expands its technical and financial adviser support services team. Gemma Dale, former Asgard Wealth Solutions technical manager ...

Investors shun social media, for now

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010

Nearly 75 per cent of institutional investors and stockbroking analysts snub social media for investment research - but a minority group visits websites such as YouTube to analyse investors' attitude to brands and stocks they follow, new research shows. ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010

Super funds offering health insurance as a bundled product would be an ideal evolution of the savings and healthcare industries, but achieving this goal is a long way off - if it ever happens, insurers say. Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review ...

Subscriber-pays ratings approach more critical: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010

Research houses that are not paid by fund managers for their product ratings are 2.4 times more likely to critically assess the performance of those managers, said van Eyk chief executive, Mark Thomas. In a speech to the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium ...

AustralianSuper retains $1bn Concord mandate

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010

AustralianSuper's $1 billion Australian equities mandate with Concord Capital will remain in place following Invesco Australia's buyout of Concord, confirmed a senior investment executive at the $30 billion-plus industry fund. Peter Curtis, senior manager ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010

And they're off... and running! The bears are back loitering the financial playgrounds hand in hand with the sensationalist media and heads that talk on your PCs, laptops, iPhones or plain old HDTV screens. Apparently we're now just a click away from ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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