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Low cost pensions to shake-up UK market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
The UK pension fund market is in for a shake-up with a new breed of low cost operators entering the fray with fees from 0.3% pa plus a weekly admin charge. Attracting their interest is that the UK is already the world's largest annuity market, accounting ...

Omnium launches Android life insurance app

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... all Android smartphones and tablets. Omnium recently released the first iPhone life insurance quotation app into the UK market.

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Australia will receive new carbon-tilted indices early next year which use an overweighting/underweighting strategy based on exposure to climate change risk as used in UK markets. David Harris, director of Responsible Investment, FTSE Group, told Financial ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... Standard that brokers and investment banks could learn from similar developments elsewhere in the world. Grob said the UK market was unprepared for this situation when a new trading system was introduced around fives years ago, however the ASX has taken ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has strengthened its investment solutions business in Asia and Australia, responding to increasing demand for multi asset funds. CFSGAM has appointed three Dutch senior investment professionals from ...

EQT completes OAMPS buy

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Equity Trustees has finalised its acquisition of the $265 million OAMPS Super Fund. The listed financial services group bought the fund, which previously belonged to the Wesfarmers Group, on 1 November. EQT chairman Tony Killen said OAMPS is a great ...

Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... the Australian investor is much more receptive to investing internationally. The typical UK investor believes that the UK market is fairly international and already gives them the exposure they want," Podger said. In contrast, Australian institutions ...

EQT buys OAMPS Super Fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Equity Trustees will pay $10 million to buy OAMPS Super Fund from the Wesfarmers Group. According to a press statement released this morning, EQT will add around $265 million in funds under management to EquitySuper, EQT's superannuation business, following ...

AXA sells UK life and savings business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... Protection businesses. Prior to the deal being sealed, AXA said the sale does not reflect the group's commitment to the UK market. "The group remains fully committed to AXA's UK Direct Protection and Wealth Management operations," said the statement. ...

Tower taps UK trends to upgrade insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The life insurer who won the year's largest insurance mandate from a super fund, Tower Australia, has tapped the UK market's latest trends to boost its flagship Accelerate platform. Tower is unveilling its new Accelerated Protection platform - an improved ...