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Vision for the future

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Financial services minister Bill Shorten said that by 2017, the industry will be unrecognisable, predicting the age of commission-free super and greater convergence of retail and industry super funds. The minister said that within five years, the transition ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... play in an investment portfolio," he said. "For a self managed super fund with $500 000 a structured product may offer an ideal way to capture market upside for an outlay of the interest payments. "This, for example, could be around $18 750 for the equivalent ...

Census 2011: Australia is changing, and fast

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just released the results of the 2011 Census and they paint a picture of a nation changing positively and very rapidly. The census was conducted in August last year with 9 million dwellings and their 22.8 million ...

MLC Advice names new state manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... Advice Solutions. "Marc's strong background with self-employed advisers and his overall management experience made him the ideal person to lead the Advice Solutions team."

Local DMA providers hit back

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... off to a counterparty. As soon as it's left the segregated account all the rights that go with it also disappear." "In an ideal world it would be great to have our money in segregated accounts, but there are costs there, and so they [DMA providers] keep ...

Crystal Wealth launches managed account solution

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... reporting services. "There is no doubt there's increased interest in the managed account space and this type of solution can be ideal for specialist practices that have higher net worth clients and SMSFs as a core capability," said John McIlroy, CEO ...

Sigma wins $100m super fund mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... mandate win," said Stephen Giubin, a founder and director of Sigma. "We have known Sanjay for a long time and believe he's an ideal complement to our investment team. He has significant experience in trading with substantial FUM, which positions us very ...

AIST appoints new president

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... superannuation - as well as her commitment to the not-for-profit ethos and improving super adequacy for women - made her an ideal AIST president," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST. Noonan, who is also chair of Media Super and president of ...

BNP Paribas wins AvSuper mandate on tech

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
AvSuper has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services Australia & New Zealand (BNP Paribas) custodian of their $1.25bn investment portfolio. The contract covers full master custodianship and fund administration services, with the choice prompted by ...

Robeco hits Aus shores

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... sustainable and responsible investing, quantitative, Asia-Pacific and alternative capabilities. The asset manager said it was the ideal time to enter the local market due to Australia's large pension fund pool and the government push for tighter regulation ...