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UK pensions turn to alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
UK pension funds are increasingly diversifying into hedge funds, global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) and active currency strategies, according to a Mercer survey. The firm's European Asset Allocation Survey found UK pension fund allocations to equity ...

IOOF and AWM merger set to go

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
Australian Wealth Management Limited (AWM) shareholders have approved a proposal for the company's merger with IOOF Holdings Ltd (IOOF) - with an overwhelming 99.7 per cent of the votes cast in favour of the merger. While the merger remains conditional ...

Zenith review yields top 35 funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
Only one-third of large cap small company Australian share funds made it on Zenith Investment Partner's "recommended list". The firm screened 152 funds and 35 funds managed to be included on the recommended list. Acadian, Armytage, Aurora, Bennelong ...

AustralianSuper appoints board member

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
AustralianSuper has appointed former GM Holden executive director of corporate affairs, Alison Terry, to the fund's board after director, Peter Thomas, passed away. Terry worked at GM Holden for 17 years after joining the firm in 1989 and was appointed ...

Wealth Within joins IMA race

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Boutique investments firm Wealth Within has launched its own proprietary Individually Managed Accounts (IMA) platform, following two and a half years of development. "Managed accounts have become a mainstream product in recent years but until now financial ...

AXA opens Singapore uni

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... education programs are up to date. "The establishment of the campus is important to AXA's ambition of becoming the preferred company in the Japan Asia Pacific region. Investing in people development is key to develop a culture of excellence and offer ...

UBS cuts business and jobs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
Swiss bank UBS has flagged a $2 billion loss in the first quarter of this year amid more than 8,000 jobs cuts across the bank's business divisions. Oswald GrA1/4bel, UBS Group chief executive, said at an annual general meeting (AGM), the group is estimated ...

Better service for new members: REST

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The $13 billion industry fund for the retail sector, REST Super, has launched an upgraded New Member Application Process to improve the fund's initial service to members. Last week, REST announced the new service which was developed to enhance new member ...

PIS partners with health advisory service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has aligned with medical organisation Health Predictions in a joint venture to provide specialist medical assessments for large sums assured and high net worth clients. The new service is designed to arrange specialist ...

Aviva snaps up Russian pension

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Aviva plc has bought ING Group's $60 million Russian non-state pension fund business and its holding company. The pension fund has around 17,000 members and services large multi-national corporate clients. The holding company has more than $165,000 ...