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Snowball boosts FUA by $300m

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008

... protection and indeed growth of funds under advice." According to McDonald, the company's strong performance reflected improvements in other arms of our business. "Revenues from OTAS, the group's accounting business, have increased recently and we're ...

Perpetual upgrades unit registry systems

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008

... single wealth management platform across its operations. "The new Bravura applications & will introduce significant improvements across our banking, custody, funds management and compliance processes while also delivering significant savings and efficiencies ...

China on shaky platform

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007

... foreign assets must be addressed to ensure economic stability. "China must readjust their development model and make improvements to her social security system in order to put the country's economic development on a more solid base," he said. The report ...

First State Super boosts insurance by two-thirds

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007

... significant proportion of the membership. Michael Dwyer, First State Super's chief executive officer, said they made the improvements because insurance is fundamentally important to many members. "Having opened up our membership last year, it was also ...

AIG's insurance web revolution

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007

... insurance and anything that improves how we can help super funds handle their insurance can lead to big efficiency improvements," said Damien Mu, national manager business development at AIG. The new AIG website is a one-stop shop platform that streamlines ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007

... perhaps in the early 1980s," he said. However, the mutual funds market in India may not be strong enough to lead the improvements in regulation on their own as it may require banking regulatory improvements first. Australian and other global investors ...

IRESS turbocharges Xplan

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007

... providing them with an integrated software package that promises greater superannuation analysis capabilities. The improvements include access to platform disclosure fees, quantitative superannuation data for corporate and industry plans, transition ...

Emerging markets a safe bet: Mobius

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007

Fundamental improvements to emerging markets mean they are no longer the high risk, unstable economies they used to be and ripe for investment, according to Templeton Asset Management's executive chairman Mark Mobius. Mobius said strong GDP growth ...

Asgard extends income cover

... also a significant advantage," said Asgard Wealth Solutions chief Geoff Lloyd. The group plans to release even more improvements to its insurance offering next year including an upgrade to its personal insurance product suite with enhanced benefits ...

MPG eyes commercial property

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007

... their potential for capital growth. They are new or near new and are located in areas targeted for infrastructure improvements and population growth," Trevor Gorman, chairman of MPG, said. The trust will initially invest in five commercial properties ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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