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Ready, set, activate: AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
Inactive AXA clients can soon expect a phone call from their advisers asking about their insurance well-being as Australia's largest planning firm embarks on a client reactivation program. AXA introduced the new program at the end of December last year ...

CSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is partnering with Catholic Schools Week in 2009 to help boost super and financial literacy. This year marks the third time CRSF will be supporting the dioceses of New South Wales and ACT in their promotion ...

CHAMP buys Centric Wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
CHAMP Private Equity has completed the acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Centric Wealth and invested $80 million into the boutique advisory firm. The deal follows "overwhelming support" from shareholders of Centric Wealth at a General Meeting held ...

XPLAN tops planners' list

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
XPLAN has been acknowledged as the tech provider of choice among financial planners for the fourth year running, according to the latest 2008 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report. XPLAN was ranked first among major planning applications including ...

UniSuper wins Investment Stewardship award

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The $21 billion industry fund UniSuper has been awarded the Investment Stewardship Award in the super fund category at a ceremony held in Melbourne last night. UniSuper won the award at the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium for its strong performance ...

I have been dead wrong: Buffett

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
It's not often that a highly respected investment guru such as Warren Buffett admits to making a "major mistake"- but last Saturday, he did. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett acknowledged he made a "major mistake of commission" ...

UniSuper stands up for ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
First it was HESTA and VicSuper - now the $21 billion UniSuper has taken up the environmental, social and governance crusade when it recently joined ESG Research Australia. UniSuper is the latest participant of ESG Research Australia, a new program ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The $4.9 billion super fund for the mining industry AUSCOAL Super has restructured its insurance to offer members scaleable, age-based cover. According to Bruce Watson, chief executive of AUSCOAL, the new default arrangement means the fund has moved ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
The Australian share market received negative leads from Wall Street in the end, with all three key indices finishing in the red. Precious metals were down, but copper and oil were higher, crude jumping over six per cent. At 0814 AEDT on the Sydney ...

Plan B buys Strategic

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Australian Securities Exchange-listed Plan B Group has acquired a 62 per cent stake in boutique advisory firm, Strategic Financial Management. Plan B's acquisition of Strategic will see it control a 62 per cent interest in the Melbourne-based company ...