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CAAM and Soc Gen reveal Amundi

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
CrA(C)dit Agricole and SociA(C)tA(C) GA(C)nA(C)rale have renamed their new asset management business Amundi, a firm that ranks in the top 10 largest wealth managers in the world - with Australia's CrA(C)dit Agricole arm poised to benefit from the boost ...

Mandates for commodities and EM managers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009

Health Super supports nursing awards

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
In another example of an industry fund getting involved with the sector it represents, the $7.6 billion Health Super is working in conjunction with Deakin University to support the 2009 Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery awards. The awards is an annual ...

Tower taps UK trends to upgrade insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The life insurer who won the year's largest insurance mandate from a super fund, Tower Australia, has tapped the UK market's latest trends to boost its flagship Accelerate platform. Tower is unveilling its new Accelerated Protection platform - an improved ...

High fees barrier to infrastructure mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Infrastructure managers face tough barriers to mandates from institutional investors if they do not review their high fee models, argues Watson Wyatt. A new research paper from Watson Wyatt, titled Improving Fees in Infrastructure, said the firm favours ...

Gibson appointed interim CEO of City Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
The $1 billion City Super has hired former ESI Super chief executive Karen Gibson on a six-month contract to lead the fund, as current chief Ian Prowse recovers from ill health. Prowse is currently on extended sick leave, noted a representative of the ...

Forward unit pricing at Asset

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
The $1.1 billion Asset Super is adopting a "forward pricing" investment switching procedure - a move that will help the fund combat and prevent market arbitrage. Starting 1 November, the industry fund's weekly unit price that will apply to investment ...

Quadrant wins marketing gong

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
The $450 million Quadrant Super has won an Australian Marketing Institute Award for marketing excellence in Tasmania. The campaign focused on promoting increased membership into the fund through relationship marketing. "Superannuation is not always ...

OAMPS signs on Money Solutions

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
Retail super fund OAMPS Super has appointed Money Solutions as its financial advice provider. OAMPS, which had $224 million in funds under management at the end of June according to Rainmaker Information, started the new financial planning service arrangements ...

AIA tops life risk inflows chart

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
AIA Australia, formerly AIG Australia, has beaten its competitors by a wide margin to record the largest percentage increases of overall life insurance risk market inflows, new research shows. AIA Australia enjoyed the highest percentage of inflow increases ...