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BGL signs on to OneVue SMA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
More than 250,000 SMSFs can now more easily access SMAs after OneVue scored a major deal with BGL Financial Services. The white-labelled product will be known as SMSF Invest, and will be distributed by SMSF software provider BGL Corporate Solutions. ...

Zurich manager wins Aon Benfield Scholarship

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Victor Caballero of Zurich Financial Services has won the Aon Benfield Scholarship for 2009 - a joint scholarship from the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Aon Benfield Australia. Caballero, segment development manager at Zurich ...

FSP appoints business development chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Financial Services Partners has appointed ex-ING Financial Planning managing director Steve Thomson as head of business development. This is a new role created by the planning group. Geoff Rimmer, chief executive of Financial Services Partners, said ...

Premium Investors outlines capital options

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... to deal with capital management issues. The first proposal is to carry on with an off-market buy-back which means the company would buy-back from each eligible shareholder ordinary shares at a specific price. The company has proposed an off-market buy-back ...

Instos reverse traction in alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Pension funds' investments in alternatives have shrunk 1 per cent to $1 trillion in 2008 - a stark contrast to the 40 per cent growth from 2007, new research shows. According to global research by Watson Wyatt in conjunction with the Financial Times ...

REST deploys $225m in mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... billion REST Super has appointed a $150 million mandate with Babson Capital Management and $75 million to Putnam Advisory Company. During the June quarter, REST invested $150 million with structured products and distressed debt manager, Babson Capital ...

QSuper upgrades member services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper has extended its service to current members and spouses by allowing their non-Queensland Government employers to contribute to the fund. The changes kick in 1 July, said the fund in a media statement. QSuper chief executive Rosemary ...

Tasplan signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The $1.2 billion Tasplan has become the first Tasmanian superannuation fund to become a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). "The Board recognise the importance of considering environmental, social and governance ...

Countplus buys first Sydney practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... public relations, property development and estates industries. The business is led by its founding principal and public company director, Peter Barrow, with four other principals whose average age is 38. MBT has revenue of approximately $4.9 million ...

RBS restructures Aussie equities team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed a new head of equity capital markets (Australia) and named three new members to its Australian equities team. RBS has appointed David Goffage as head of equity capital markets Australia, replacing Patrick Broughton ...