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Customer service goes high tech

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... that it is repository independent, meaning fund managers, advisers and super funds will be able to install the program on top of a non-Vignette or competitive repository system. Mike Aviles, president and chief executive of Vignette said Case Manager ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... positive US economic news and further NAB-like announcements on the fallout of the US subprime mess on its balance sheet. Top-tier economic data due out for release this week should make for very interesting market movements. Australia: Australian retail ...

Hedge funds turn insto

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... inflow of institutional money has seen pension and endowment funds demand robust operational capabilities from hedge funds. Top of the list is institution-quality infrastructure, followed by a call for more transparency, according to an SEI white paper ...

AXA direct property assets tops $900m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
AXA has slashed its listed property trust allocation from 40 per cent to 7.5 per cent and diverted the funds to more than double its direct property assets to $942 million. The group's wholesale Australian property fund has amassed a direct property ...

CFA decorates Ambachtsheer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The CFA Institute awarded Keith Ambachtsheer the James R. Vertin Award for his continued work in pension research. The award recognises research that remains relevant and continues to provide value to investment professionals. Ambachtsheer is a director ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... at the employer's discretion what level of paid maternity leave an employee gets and whether that comes with SG payments on top. Sherry's views opened the door wide open for calls to legislate paid maternity leave with a superannuation component, which ...

Astarra opens to retail investors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... available to retail investors for the first time in more than a decade. All three diversified funds have all been ranked in the top quartile over one, three, five and seven periods. The firm uses an absolute return philosophy to portfolio construction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks slipped on lingering concerns about the health of the financial system. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract lost 37 points, or 0.75 per ...

Macq Life imports underwriting and claims head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... Macquarie Life appointed Sally Phillips as head of underwriting and claims. Previously, Phillips founded one of South Africa's top five life insurance firm's, Discovery Life, and held the role of chief medical officer and head of underwriting within ...

US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Top US institutional investors are expected to allocate more than 22 per cent of their overall portfolios to alternative assets in two years, well above their historic average of single digit allocation, a new survey found. JPMorgan Asset Management's ...