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Vanguard brings two home to restructure for growth

Vanguard Investments Australia has announced a restructure of some senior executive roles aimed at positioning the group for further growth across the region. Managing Director, Jeremy Duffield, announced the changes that include Ian Alcock returning ...

Economic Roundup

Increased volatility continued to be the name of the game during last week's financial market trading activity. Inflation and its attendant consequence on monetary policy - read higher interest rates -- remained the major cause for recent investor trepidation. ...

Inflation surges but interest rates should stay put

Inflation has now reached the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) tolerance range, but the surge in inflation is slower than expected. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.9 ...

TrailCap tracks hidden commissions

InvestSMART's new trailing commission tracking device, TrailCap, has reported $40 million in investments since the program launched in June 2005. TrailCap does not require that investors switch out of their existing funds and they do not and cannot ...

Risk-Easy debuts with more than 120 dealers in books

In a clear sign of the growing demand for risk management outsourcing, risk advice and administration services provider Risk-Easy has signed up more than 120 dealer groups and financial adviser clients since its June launch. Risk-Easy's founding managing ...

Members staying put: Mercer

A new Mercer survey shows almost half of all members surveyed want to stay put in their current fund despite super choice. Mercer's September Super Switch Index showed that member loyalty remains very strong with 47 per cent of members 'unlikely to ...

HOSTPLUS grows 33 per cent

HOSTPLUS, the hospitality and tourism industry superannuation fund has recorded a 33 per cent growth in FUM, taking it from $3 billion to $4 billion for year ending August 2005. The growth has come from increasing employee members, more voluntary member ...

Russell obtains RSE licence

Russell Investment Group's trustee for its SuperSolution client funds, TRM, has been granted a Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) Licence by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). TRM provides trustee services for a number of Russell ...

NZ Super Fund buys more sustainable assets

The New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) continues its push into the sustainability sector after buying a 12,000 hectare forestry estate from Mirvac's New Zealand Sustainable Investments Fund (NZSIF). James Fielding Funds Management (JFFM), the funds management ...

Aust Unity lays ground for ASX listing

Australian Unity members have given the green light to change the fund's constitution taking it a step closer to demutualisation and a likely sharemarket float. At the AGM yesterday, members have voted in favor of a change in their constitution which ...