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The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The good news is that inflation may be slowly tempering, but the bad news is that long term water prices may double and fuel prices may triple. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank in its monetary policy statement said, "There is tentative evidence that some ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The federal government has created a Superannuation Advisory Group to provide technical expertise and consultation on relevant proposals within the superannuation industry. The Superannuation Advisory Group met at Parliament House in Canberra for the ...

ING IM and Credit Agricole win $1.1b Philippine mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
ING Investment Management (ING IM) and Credit Agricole Asset Management (Singapore) beat 36 global fund managers and custodians to manage the Philippine Government Service Insurance System's $1.1 billion global asset mandate. The Government Service ...

NGS to welcome new chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
The $3 billion Non-Government School (NGS) Super fund is considering prospective chief executives next week after former head Colin McGuinness, who transformed the fund, resigned last month. Interim chief executive John McCrory said he expects the board ...

AWM hires three

Australian Wealth Management has appointed three new practice development managers to recruit and service new and existing advisers across its planning networks, which include Bridges Financial Services and Wealth Managers. The three managers are James ...

The $200 super gift

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
Australians can bump up their Christmas budget by cashing in their unclaimed super account balances, as long as the total amount is less than $200. Matt McCrory, AUSfund manager, said Australia has more than 5.5 million unclaimed super accounts valued ...

Falkiner poised for retail growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
After three years of establishing its business, boutique funds specialist Falkiner Global Investors, partners with Colonial First State global asset management chief executive Warwick Negus and flags a renewed focus on global equities. Negus becomes ...

Less junk mail drives rollover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
Super members are five times more likely to consolidate their superannuation accounts if they are warned of the paper pile-up that comes with multiple accounts, according to AUSfund research. AUSfund, in collaboration with marketing company Shannon's ...

ING IM tailored to suit

ING Investment Management has restructured its existing management team to cater for recent developments in the investments industry, particularly growing institutional demand for alpha/beta-specific strategies. It's not quite a radical departure from ...

INGIM appoints deputy chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
ING Investment Management (ING IM) has appointed Martin Donnelly to deputy chief executive and head of sales. Donnelly will start at the end of October and will be directly involved with sales and client relationship activities in ING IM's institutional ...