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Plum head of business departs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
Major corporate superannuation fund Plum Superannuation will lose its head of business development next month. Alex Kleiman, who helped grow the group following its full acquisition by MLC in 2003, will leave to join research house Chant West Financial ...

US fund fees plummet 50 per cent in 25 years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
US mutual fund fees have plummeted 50 per cent in the past 25 years, driven down by market competition and the impact of changing distribution channels. Research just released by the US Investment Company Institute (ICI) reveals that total average fees ...

Jana offers long-short trusts to retail space

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Jana Implemented Consulting (Jana), together with MLC, is stepping away from its traditional research and consulting space by launching two new alternative investment trusts aimed at the retail market. The Jana Australian Share Long Short Trust and ...

Education drives choice: Plum

MLC-owned Plum Financial Services has succeeded where most super funds have failed, spurring more than three-quarters of its 110,000-strong members to exercise choice. The Melbourne-based company is a corporate superannuation specialist with a twist. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2006
The Australian market should open lower following sharp declines on Wall Street on Friday. US stocks suffered their biggest loss in nearly three years on Friday, plummeting on disappointing earnings from blue chips Citigroup Inc. and General Electric ...

Macquarie leads in project finance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
... study into the sale last year, ABN AMRO and Goldman Sachs JBWere. Macquarie was widely seen as a leading contender for a plum role in the Telstra sale but its chances appear to have been damaged by a leak of confidential information that forced it to ...

Weekly economic round-up

The Australian dollar's link to commodity prices remains intact. The local currency closed last week's trading at US75.55c - its highest level in a month on the back of the continued rally in commodity prices. Although softer at 351.8 points at the ...

Aust Unity appoints chief operating officer

... 'best practice' principles and processes. Pratt has extensive experience in the financial planning industry having worked at Plum Financial Services and AMP Financial Services. He has also worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and HK-based SSAL Finance & Investment ...

New head of institutional sales for Intech

... institutional sales. Russell brings to the newly created position in excess of 20 years financial services experience. At Plum Financial Services Russell was head of client relationships. He also held senior business development roles with Deutsche Bank ...

Sunsuper and MLC roll out clearinghouse facilities

Sunsuper and MLC, with Plum Financial Services, are the latest to launch clearinghouse facilities to support employers in a post choice of superannuation fund environment. MLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Plum Financial Services have entered into ...