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SimCorp appoints services head

SimCorp has promoted William Fraser to professional services manager for Australia and New Zealand. SimCorp has appointed William Fraser as professional services manager, Australia and New Zealand, reporting to SimCorp Asia managing director, Peter ...

Microcap a winning formula at Cygnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
A fund manager who returned 73 per cent p.a. after fees for his clients last year is to manage a new fund that focuses on microcap stocks. Jonathan Rosham, co-founder of microcap specialist Cygnet Capital, will run Cygnet Microcap opportunity fund using ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Boutique financial services group Calliva has taken advantage of recent changes in borrowing legislation for self managed super funds (SMSF) to offer direct commercial property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance ...

QIC appoints Aussie trading desk head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
QIC has appointed former Austock Securities executive Chris Claridge as head of equities dealing. Claridge will manage QIC's Australian equities trading desk, focussing on alpha generation. He specialises in facilitation, portfolio trading and derivatives. ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
One of the world's largest exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider, Barclays Global Investors, has paired up with the local stock exchange to provide investors access to international shares and indices at a fraction of their current costs. The Australian ...

Financial Simplicity completes Avanteos trio

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
Portfolio technology provider Financial Simplicity has announced Avanteos founder Jason Entwistle has taken up a position as non-executive director with the group. Entwistle's appointment reunites him with recently resigned Skandia head and former Avanteos ...

SG payments made simpler

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
Employers who make a late Superannuation Guarantee (SG) payment will not pay the same amount twice under proposed changes by the Federal Government. Under existing rules, employers who do not make their SG contribution on time become liable for the ...

Fees drive super switchers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
A new survey from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has stated the majority of people who switch funds do so due to brand power and fees. The survey, titled 'Super Decisions: Communicating with Customers and Effective Disclosure' ...

Insurance should be like super: Tower

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
The insurance industry needs to work with the Federal Government to provide a simpler form of insurance advice to combat underinsurance issues and ensure more Australians have access to insurance advice they need, said Jim Minto, managing director of ...

Papendieck to leave Skandia

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Multi-manager and platform group Skandia is searching for a new retail general manager after Mark Papendieck resigned to focus on his other business interests. Papendieck has been with the company for nearly two years after he joined as chief operating ...