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Plum gets news hub

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009

Strong demand from members for more information on super has prompted Plum Financial Services to launch its News Hub - an online news service for members. The News Hub is an online news service designed for members so they can remain up-to-date with ...

Tower taps UK trends to upgrade insurance

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009

The life insurer who won the year's largest insurance mandate from a super fund, Tower Australia, has tapped the UK market's latest trends to boost its flagship Accelerate platform. Tower is unveilling its new Accelerated Protection platform - an improved ...

High fees barrier to infrastructure mandates

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009

Infrastructure managers face tough barriers to mandates from institutional investors if they do not review their high fee models, argues Watson Wyatt. A new research paper from Watson Wyatt, titled Improving Fees in Infrastructure, said the firm favours ...

Ignorance is not financial bliss: Fidelity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009

Nine out of 10 investors in the US fail to understand the full benefits of using a type of individual retirement account (Ira), called the Roth Ira, and the lack of knowledge is costing them a lot of retirement money, a new study found. Research from ...

FPs and accountants at odds on SMSF strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009

Financial planners are almost three times as likely than accountants to place self managed super fund (SMSF) clients on a platform, highlighting key differences in how the two professions are dealing with this booming market segment. The Investment ...

Gulf wealth to engulf stockmarkets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009

The Gulf region stands to destabilise global asset prices depending on how it redeploys its investment capital, after new data found the value of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) oil and gas reserves could be as much as $40 trillion - worth more than ...

Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009

The way super funds appoint their trustee boards and disclose boardroom decisions such as investment strategy and pay are starting to look out-of-date and out-of-touch as more super funds become open to the public, said a superannuation expert. Liz ...

Investors back structured prod investments

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009

Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees and financial planning clients are snapping up structured products that provide exposure to local and Asian markets, with one provider of the products gaining more than $100 million in just 18 months. Instreet's ...

Trust completes business review

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009

Trust Company has finalised a strategic review of their business, which has led to a renewed focus on developing the firm to be the leading trustee in the market. The strategic review, which was flagged in April this year and conducted by John Aitkin ...

HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009

The $13 billion HESTA is taking a new approach to measuring and remunerating Aussie equities fund managers by making them accountable for the tax implications of their decisions. According to a press statement by HESTA, the fund would be the first super ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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