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US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... needs to take place regarding incentives to generate personal retirement savings" the commission said in a statement. "An ideal system should be open to all, portable prevent leakage from high fees and early withdrawals and allow for pooled investments ...

J.P. Morgan makes fresh moves in sec lending

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... in a highly automated environment. The platform is built for Australian and New Zealand institutional requirements and is ideal for organisations with long assets, said Jane Perry, chief executive officer for Treasury & Securities Services Australia ...

Macq Life signs the Teachers Health Fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... conditions and creating a tiering severity system. Macquarie said the flexible structure of Macquarie Life Active makes it ideal for Teachers Health Fund members' needs. "Intuitively, Macquarie Life Active can be a natural complement to health insurance ...

Former RetireInvest MD moves to Centric Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... newly-established Financial Centre. Dunger will report directly to Centric Wealth's chief executive John McMurdo who said Dunger was an ideal fit for Centric Wealth due to his experience with financial planning. "Key to my role is ensuring the business ...

Suncorp Life sells Tyndall to Nikko AM

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Meanwhile, Nikko AM has confirmed that Craig Hobart will stay on as managing director of Tyndall, who called the outcome "ideal" for the firm, its staff and clients and said the change in parent company won't impact daily activities. The investment teams ...

CareSuper and ME take it to the streets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... principle point of focus for the fund, with the aim to get down to the member level. CareSuper and ME decided that it was an ideal time to talk to individual members one-on-one to discuss any concerns they may have with their super, something Peter Theodorakopoulos ...

Countplus names new MD, preps for IPO

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... Financial's chief financial officer and has been with Count for over 14 years. Count's chairman, Barry Lambert, said Spurr was an ideal choice as he has a good understanding of Countplus' business and financials. He takes over Jeremy Wardell who was ...

Global Capital Investment launch Iraq Fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... development trends such as an interest rates drop from 20 to 6 per cent in twelve months and minimal national debt make it an ideal investment candidate. "As Iraq's economy transitions, it is in the process of adopting legal and regulatory reforms that ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... scientist, Alan Kay, who said, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." Edmondson's upbeat assessment was the ideal cue for the AFA's high level industry leadership panel that included AFA chief executive Richard Klipin, Christina Kalantzis ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
Super funds offering health insurance as a bundled product would be an ideal evolution of the savings and healthcare industries, but achieving this goal is a long way off - if it ever happens, insurers say. Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review ...