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Time to lift operational reserves: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
Funds need to ramp up their operational reserves, according to new research from Mercer. "As a minimum, we recommend that all funds should have an operational risk reserve equal to either 100 per cent of the fund's annual in-house operating costs, 50 ...

Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
The insurance industry is hiring aggressively as distribution strategies ramp up - but the number of asset management and advice jobs continue to contract following falling employer confidence and market corrections. According to the latest Hiring Trends ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The $1.5 billion Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance cover, boosted its pension capabilities and launched an asset allocation calculator as it builds on its suite of services. From 1 July 2010, the Aon Master Trust gives new members of Personal ...

MLC to drop Aviva insurance brand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
In line with the terms of the sale of the Aviva insurance business and platform to NAB last year, the bank's insurance arm MLC will rename the acquired business' popular insurance product Aviva Protectionfirst to MLC Protectionfirst, effective October ...

Treasury Group ramps up asset allocation muscle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Treasury Group has created an investment advisory group, Premium Services, whose core function is to provide asset allocation knowhow to Treasury's suite of boutique funds. Yesterday Treasury formed Premium Services, an advisory team made up of Mark ...

Perennial ramps up international business strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed an international business development manager to gain more UK, US and Middle Eastern clients. Michael Crivelli, executive chair at Perennial, said a number of the fund manager's boutique strategies are highly ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Fund managers and super funds are responding to the 'credibility gap' in the wake of the GFC with major reforms to the way they structure fees, create products and meet their fiduciary duties, research found. This week, UK-based CREATE-Research released ...

Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
Westpac has unveilled plans to pay superannuation on unpaid parental leave for all permanent employees, starting next month. In a press statement released today, the bank announced it would pay up to 39 weeks in employee super contributions, in addition ...

AXA ramps up insurance for 115,000 clients

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
An extra 115,000 financial planner clients who use AXA insurance will be able to tap improved cover, following upgrades to the firm's financial protection products. AXA announced on Friday that upgrades towards life, trauma and TPD plans, along with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The Australian market has received flat to mixed leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while indices were down in Europe and Asia. Precious metals traded higher, as did oil and copper. At 0759 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...