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AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... passive management, larger mandates and lower fees," she said. Rubin also said the global financial crisis has been a good platform for superannuation members across Australia to reevaluate the fees charged by their super funds. Increasing debates about ...

State Street wins $8b Rio mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... in London and Montreal. "State Street's ability to service our schemes in multiple domiciles though a single, global platform was an attractive option for us," said Michael Wrobel of Rio Tinto. "We are seeing increased demand from customers to streamline ...

BT and Shadforth extend Wrap deal

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
BT Financial Group has extended the firm's platform arrangement with Shadforth Financial Group for another three years, ahead of 12 separate financial planning firms joining the group in July. This announcement comes after a five-year arrangement with ...

Bravura tags FINCAD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
Bravura Solutions has entered into a formal agreement to use financial analytics provider FINCAD's derivatives analytics solutions and services. Bravura has joined the FINCAD Alliance Program, allowing it to embed FINCAD's analytics library into its ...

Instinet launches Newport 3

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... electronic trading firm Instinet breaks new ground with the global launch of its "third-generation" trading execution platform and separately, in Australia, the local arm's foray into providing transition management services for super funds. The new ...

Merger creates 18,500 adviser force

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... Morgan Stanley co-president and chairman of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, said, "Given the combined resources and global platform at our disposal, we believe Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will become the employer of choice for other leading financial advisors ...

Tribeca stays on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... strategy, with Colonial First State added the Grant Samuel/Tribeca Alpha Plus fund to the Colonial First State FirstWrap platform. But one of the key outcomes Aylward said is the firm has been able to focus on managing money since the deal. "The Grant ...

Macq buys energy advisory firm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Macquarie Group buys independent energy advisory firm Tristone Capital Global for $130 million in cash and shares. Tristone Capital Global has offices in Canada, United States, UK and Argentina and provides corporate finance, acquisitions & divestures ...

Hillross selects Macq platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
AMP-owned financial planning firm Hillross has added another investment platform to the group's suite. Hillross selected the Definitive Wrap Solution platform, a version of the Macquarie Wrap, after a six-month trial with one of the group's advisory ...

AIG Hong Kong begins rebrand strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... and fully capitalise on our cherished position as part of the fabric of Asian society, and provide a strong and stable platform for continued growth," he said. The timing of the Hong Kong announcement does not effect AIG Australia, who are expected to ...