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Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
The insurance industry is hiring aggressively as distribution strategies ramp up - but the number of asset management and advice jobs continue to contract following falling employer confidence and market corrections. According to the latest Hiring Trends ...

ASIC targets five unregistered property ventures

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Melbourne company director Mark Ronald Letten has come under further ASIC scrutiny after the regulator moved to appoint receivers to an additional five unregistered property ventures associated with Letten. On Friday, 30 July, ASIC obtained orders relating ...

Mercer stress tests retirement

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Mercer has launched a new retirement calculator to help members 'stress test' their superannuation. The calculator models the impact that share market volatility or a career break will have on an individual's retirement savings and income. Mercer's ...

AGEST chief exec steps down

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The board of $3.7 billion super fund AGEST is on the hunt for a new chief executive after Michael Seton tendered his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Seton said in a prepared statement issued today that his years at AGEST have been enjoyable ...

Trustees address 'young' elephant in the room

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Credit unions and super funds share the common dilemma of how to best serve their younger stakeholders, and it's a risk that becomes more pressing as their Baby Boomer clients move on from 'saving for retirement' to 'spending their savings' phase. Mark ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
One in four retail super fund members are considering switching to other super options because they are dissatisfied with the fees, customer service or investment options, CHOICE research found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Australian share market has received a weak lead from Wall Street where disappointing earnings and economic data put an end to the recent rally. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down four ...

T. Rowe Price hires adviser BDM

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
T. Rowe Price has appointed former BT Investment Management and Skandia business development manager, Dale Woods, to a similar role focusing on adviser distribution. Woods spent three years at BT Investment Management as a senior account manager working ...

US reforms pave way for super investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The Dodd-Frank reforms have opened up new private capital investment opportunities for Australian super funds, said David Hartley, chief investment officer of the $15 billion-plus Sunsuper. Hartley said the bill, which includes the Volcker Rule that ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Pension fund CalPERS has used its administrative powers to suspend the pension accounts of city officials, one of whom allegedly earned a 'secret' annual salary of US$800,000. Last week, Attorney General Edmund Brown subpoenaed hundreds of employment ...