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CFS appoints new general manager

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Colonial First State has appointed new general managers for roles previously held by Scott Durbin and Nicolette Rubinsztein. CFS has appointed Geoff Peck as its new general manager, marketing and distribution as part of a reshuffle in its upper management. ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The self managed super fund segment is on track to break through $500 billion by June this year, according Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants. Pushing them through this threshold is the strong rebound in equity markets that holds an estimated one-quarter ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Gotta give it to Rachel Hunter, it might not have happened overnight - it took nearly five years - but it did happen. Last Friday, the Dow closed 232.54 points above and over its 9 October 2007 all-time peak. Not long now and we'll be hearing her ex ...

Investors Mutual wins Aus equities mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Boutique Australian equities firm Investors Mutual has been awarded a $300 million large cap Australian equities mandate from State Super Financial Services, Financial Standard can reveal. The new mandate win extends a period of success for the fund ...

Media Super to add corporate funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Industry superannuation fund Media Super has put together a team to develop its new consolidation strategy focused on attracting corporate funds with members who work in media. Media Super acting CEO Michael Rooney said the team has identified eight ...

La Trobe scoops global awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Fund manager La Trobe Financial was awarded with two prizes at the International Alternative Investment Review (IAIR) Global Awards for its wealth management, brokerage and asset management, the fund manager announced. The Australian-based fund was ...

Rethinking the value of asset consultants

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
From being the facilitator and ideas generator, today's breed of asset consultants are fast morphing into self-contained institutional investment platforms. Following a recent restructure, Russell Investments new chief executive for the Asia Pacific ...

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
New research reveals enormous opportunities for Australia's financial advisers to help their clients, with self managed super funds, diversify their portfolios better. Launched on the eve of the 2013 SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Less than half of the retired self managed super fund trustees contacted for a survey released yesterday said that they either plan to change their asset allocations or had already done so. Yesterday Russell Investments and The SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Link to take control of Russell administration

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Pressure on costs and the government's Stronger Super reforms have prompted Russell Investments to 'lift and shift' its superannuation administration operations to Link Group, it was announced yesterday. The new partnership sees Link Group integrate ...