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Aus Ethical changes portfolio manager

S&P RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
Standard & Poor's has placed the Australian Ethical Large Companies Share fund 'on hold' after the portfolio manager was changed. Australian Ethical Investment replaced the lead portfolio manager, James Harvey, with research analyst, David Macri, who ...

Invesco completes Morgan Stanley move

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Invesco has completed the integration of Morgan Stanley's retail asset management business within the firm after buying the division eight months ago. The firm has completed the sale of Morgan Stanley's retail asset management division, which includes ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has won a $50 million mandate from Medibank and a second from Telstra Super for an undisclosed sum. The $50 million from Medibank will be invested in a global bonds mandate. Medibank treasurer ...

Telstra unveils defensive growth strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Telstra Super has launched a "Defensive Growth" investment option for members whose risk appetite may have lessened in the medium term, but want to participate in capital growth through growth assets. The option was launched on 1 July. The objective ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
QIC will offer super funds lifecycle investing strategies to improve retirement outcomes for members. Dynamic lifecycle strategies constantly adjust throughout a member's life, focusing on the investment returns required to meet a member's real retirement ...

Olive branch for SMSF art investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
SMSFs' investments in exotic assets including art may be banned if the Cooper Review's recommendations go ahead - but one of the review's panelists, Meg Heffron, said art is still an option for investors, if they restructure their fund. Heffron, one ...

Implemented Portfolios adds four practices

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
One month after Implemented Portfolios opened its doors to advisers, four planning firms have signed up to use its portfolio construction services - a trend that looks set to continue in the changing advice landscape, said managing director, Charlie ...

Telstra boosts insurance portability

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Australia's largest corporate super fund, Telstra Super has improved its insurance to include the ability to transfer externally held death and TPD cover to the fund, matched by group cover rates. The new arrangements kicked in yesterday. Chief executive ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The prudential regulator has drawn a line in the sand on how super fund investment options are to be labelled and announced it will introduce risk-based criterion for how diversified investment options will in the future be categorised. The move kills ...

State Street win $10 billion in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
State Street Global Advisors has won $10 billion in passive equity mandates from QSuper. SSgA announced yesterday the funds will be invested in an Australian Equities Index mandate, an International Equities Index mandate and a Global REIT Index mandate. ...