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Russell names new MD corporate super

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Russell Investments strengthens its corporate superannuation business with the appointment of a new managing director. Geoff Peck has been with Russell since 2009 working in corporate super, with previous experience including senior roles at BT Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with key indices on Wall Street and in Europe clearly higher. Oil and precious metals fell, as investors turned away from their search for safe havens. On the ...

Aus equities forecast to return 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
The S&P/ASX200 index, currently sitting at around 4,800 points, could reach 6,000 this year, company director and well-regarded economist Don Stammer told the audience of last week's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. The 20-per cent plus upside ...

More wealth mgmt on web

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Next generation investors and retirees will be relying more on the web for 'rich media' updates on how their investments are faring, said a finance technology expert. Barbara Cooke, communications director at Thomson Reuters, told the attendees of last ...

DST's HiPortfolio goes live at ING Aus

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
In an effort to enhance its cross-investment processing, ING Australia has adopted DST Global Solution's HiPortfolio. In a media statement, DST said ING Australia has been an indirect user of HiPortfolio through an outsourcing provider since 2002, but ...

Planners fast track insurance processing through web

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Straight through processing (STP) technology continues to assist financial planners with their insurance applications, new insurer data shows. CommInsure, which recently won the 'Life Insurance Company of the Year' award at the 2010 Australia and New ...

SMSFs carry underlying key person risk: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
A new report has raised concerns about the structure of self managed super funds (SMSF) as trustees potentially become unable to adequately invest and administer their retirement savings as they get older. The Financial Wellbeing in Retirement report ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation, said the Coalition won't dictate how a financial planning client has to pay for advice but said it would not support all types of commission payments. "I believe that trailing ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has won a $50 million mandate from Medibank and a second from Telstra Super for an undisclosed sum. The $50 million from Medibank will be invested in a global bonds mandate. Medibank treasurer ...

AMP adds DNR portfolio

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
Dalton Nicol Reid's Australian Equities High Conviction portfolio has been added to the model portfolios on AMP's Personalised Portfolio Service. Dalton Nicol Reid's High Conviction portfolio, which is style neutral and holds between 15 and 25 Australian-listed ...