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Mergers likely for Media Super

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Sounding out possible mergers with corporate superannuation funds used by media and publishing companies will be a focus for Media Super's incoming chief executive. Yesterday the $3 billion industry fund for the media and publishing sectors announced ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Economists like predicting the future and so as 2012 draws to a close, what will be the big themes of 2013 for Australian institutional investors? The first one will be that Australia, as a fundamentally nervous nation, will continue to do all it can ...

Select Asset Management acquires Total Fund Services

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Investment management group Select Asset Management has acquired Australian financial services business Total Fund Services (TFS) today for an undisclosed amount. TFS provides specific regulatory services to Australian managed investment schemes, acting ...

AIA improves platform distribution with new launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... area of platforms as advisers demand solutions which are going to free them of administrative hassle and enable them to focus on providing financial and risk advice," The launch follows the appointment of Sam Tremethick to the newly created role of National ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A survey of the world's biggest pension funds and insurance companies has uncovered a reckless mismanagement of climate change risk, said a prominent economist. Yesterday the not-for-profit group the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AOPD) released what ...

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning open for business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Mortgage Choice has launched its new financial planning business with the opening of two franchises. The company first announced its intent to enter the financial planning space in August 2011 and this latest move marks the start of a soft-launch process. ...

New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... and confidence in the not-for-profit sector, and about encouraging innovation and sustainability," he said. "The ACNC will focus on cutting down on red tape for charities, so that they can get on with doing what they do best - supporting the most vulnerable ...

Wealth CEO's lambast regulatory reforms

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Bosses of Australia's $1.9 trillion wealth management industry think regulation is crippling their productivity, said the Financial Services Council after a survey released today. Many leaders in the wealth management industry don't think that new regulation ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Advisors need to shed the perception of advice technology as a "back office" tool if they are to engage investors with their retirement income, according to a scaled advice software provider. J.P. Morgan's Donn Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference ...

Bell Asset Management grows team

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... enters the 10 th anniversary of its global equity strategy. "We will continue in our commitment to the local market and focus on growing our business," said Bell. With over $4.6 billion in FUM/administration, the core focus of Bell Asset Management's ...