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MLC tweaks diversified funds strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
MLC is rolling out a new strategic overlay to its diversified funds to capture medium-term opportunities and mitigate risk to investors' portfolios. Paul Ireland, general manager of MLC Implemented Consulting, said the firm was introducing a strategic ...

Gunning resigns from Commonwealth FP

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Tim Gunning, the general manager of Commonwealth Financial Planning, has resigned to pursue a new role outside the company. Gunning previously headed CFP, which had $22 billion in funds under advice at 30 June, according to data from Rainmaker Information. ...

Mercer wins ANZ Staff Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
The $2 billion ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme has dropped Russell Employee Benefits for Mercer as its administration provider. In a press statement released today, the fund announced it had selected Mercer to provide administration and member ...

AIG sells asset management to Pacific Century

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
AIG has sold its external fund management business for $587 million to Pacific Century Group - a Hong Kong-based private investment firm run by billionaire Richard Li. AIG said in a press statement that it would sell a portion of its investment advisory ...

Packer cuts Challenger ties

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Consolidated Press Holdings has sold its 21 per cent stake in Challenger - ending an 11 year relationship between the Packer family and the Challenger group. James Packer offloaded his shares last Friday, prompting a large jump in Challenger's share ...

Protection without commission: JB Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Boutique capital protection specialist JB Global Investment Services has taken the "no commission" stance to heart and axed trail and built-in commission in all its products - relying instead on performance fees to remunerate advisers. Justin Beeton ...

More info on super, please

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Current economic events and the best super tax strategies are two of the top issues super fund members want to know more about, according to one industry fund. The $3.2 billion CSRF recently surveyed its newsletter readers, and noted that super tax ...

MAP Super seeks alternatives, hires Bennelong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Super is boosting its diversification strategy by tapping alternatives such as private equity and hedge funds, and has hired Bennelong Funds Management as a new investment manager. According to an August update of the fund, MAP Super is increasing ...

MAP partners with Heritage Building Society

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Funds Management has formed a strategic partnership with Heritage Building Society that will see MAP provide Heritage with superannuation investment products and financial planning services. According to a statement on the fund's website, the deal ...

Integrity wins $190m United mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
United Funds Management has awarded Integrity Investment Management with a $190 million Australian equities mandate following the termination of its deal with MIR. Australian Wealth Management-owned UFM, which had $6.1 billion in funds under management ...