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Holzberger stays at QSuper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Former QIC deputy chief executive, Brad Holzberger, has been named QSuper's chief investment officer. This announcement follows QSuper hiring Holzberger as the fund's interim chief investment officer at the end of November last year. Holzberger joined ...

ING partners with MBF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
ING Australia has partnered with MBF to provide super members with a 12 per cent saving in corporate private health insurance rates. Mark Pankhurst, ING Australia head of product and marketing for wealth management, said this discount is usually only ...

AMIST narrows mandate line-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) has dropped Legg Mason and PM Capital from its fund manager line-up as part of its investment rationalisation strategy. The $9 million Legg Mason emerging markets mandate was cut two months ago ...

CORRECTION: FT loses international prop manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Franklin Templeton Investments' international property co-portfolio manager, Boris Pialloux, has left the firm prompting S&P Fund Services to place its three-star ratings Franklin International Property Fund and Property Income Fund on hold. Global ...

PIS adds Olicc software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Professional Investment Services (PIS) is implementing Olicc Technologies' software to assist the group's financial advisors track commissions and other key performance data. The Olicc Enterprise Solution will be integrated with PIS' Commission Lodgement ...

Supercorp buys MYOB super software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Brisbane based, Supercorp Australia, has bought the superannuation software business from MYOB. MYOB supports hundreds of accounting firms across Australia in lodging statutory accounts for self managed super funds (SMSFs). Kurt Groeneveld, Supercorp ...

US firm launches hedge fund rep ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
US investors can now access a liquid and transparent hedge fund replication strategy after IndexIQ launched the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York based firm's exchange traded fund (ETF) seeks to replicate ...

Health Super signs Bravura

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Health Super has signed a deal with Bravura Solutions to enhance the fund's member online services and back of house administration. The deal means the fund will integrate the technology provider's ePASS software across the fund's operations. Simon ...

Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Super funds must provide detailed five and 10-year investment performance records in member statements, not just in annual reports, following new government rules. The new measures mean all returns at an investment option or sub plan level need to be ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Financial planners can access specific Asian sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals and health care for clients after FTSE Group released 18 new sector indices that target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the ...