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Lite Super website pulled down

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... IOOF-owned online super fund Individuum, marketed for Gen-Yers. In the end, Individuum was absorbed into one of the parent company's superannuation options. Lite Super launched in 2007 and was marketed as a low-cost, index-based fund that would compliment ...

DKN prepares for big reforms ahead

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... results were underpinned by our stable adviser network, also we are well positioned in regards to upcoming reforms. Our company and our advisers have not been distracted, which is reflected in the good flow into platform level in our business," said ...

AMP Capital Investors expands fixed income team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
AMP Capital Investors has appointed senior portfolio manager Sonia Baillie, formerly from Nomura, to the fixed income team as incumbent Andrew Lally joins the Australian equities team. The firm has also expanded the fixed income team with two new roles ...

HOSTPLUS hires AustralianSuper comms consultant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
HOSTPLUS has appointed former AustralianSuper senior communications consultant, Michelle Brown, as national marketing programs manager. Brown joins HOSTPLUS after almost 20 years of marketing experience in the financial services arena and specialist ...

Capital raisings shun small investors: ISS

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... companies between January 2008 and December 2009 was placed directly with existing shareholders specially selected by company management and their investment bank advisors According to the review, those lucky enough to be asked to take up the offerings ...

Planners fast track insurance processing through web

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... planners with their insurance applications, new insurer data shows. CommInsure, which recently won the 'Life Insurance Company of the Year' award at the 2010 Australia and New Zealand Insurance industry awards, disclosed that 40 per cent of its total ...

Grant Samuel hires IML head of retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Mark Folpp, former head of retail distribution at Investors Mutual, joins Grant Samuel Funds Management to help build the group's retail presence in NSW, ACT and Queensland. Folpp joins GSFM's business development team as senior business development ...

OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... role at OC Funds. Part of Purpura's role in the coming months for OC Funds Management will involve the execution of the company's distribution footprint. "Basically, what we plan to do is to roll out the distribution footprint to dealer groups and financial ...

Fastest growing planners book above 30pc growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... of 90 advisers. Chief executive Nick Bedding said it is Shadforth's smart growth strategy that is working well for the company. "We are certainly continuing to grow, but not with a "growth at all costs" outlook. Shadforth looks at acquisitions that lie ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... performance in Asia. Centennial Coal firmed two cents to $6.06 despite a 28 per cent fall in net profit in 2009/10. But the company said it expects exports to rise in the current year. Leighton Holdings surged $1.59, or 5.5 per cent, to $30.49 after ...