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NAB strengthens asset servicing division

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... servicing division. In his new role, Subramaniam will be joining the asset servicing client delivery team where he will focus on further developing and expanding the bank's offering around investment administration. He will also assume responsibility ...

ANZ ditches Visa shares

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... million after tax profit. "The industry-wide requirements to hold more capital means that ANZ will have to increasingly focus on managing returns to shareholders by building on the Group's strategy in the most capital efficient way," said ANZ chief financial ...

APRA releases reporting consultation

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... select choice investment options would be required from all APRA-regulated super funds under the proposals. This replaces the focus at fund level in the current data collection and responds to previous industry commentary on the limitations of APRA's ...

Praemium captures BlackRock's SMA business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Praemium Australia is poised to take over BlackRock Investment Management's Separately Managed Accounts business after it yesterday entered into an agreement with the fund manager. The completion of the transaction, however, is subject to a number of ...

Retail MySuper to put NFPs on back foot

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... operating a more diversified strategy will no longer be able to rely on their traditional position as lower-cost providers. The focus on cost wrought by MySuper will therefore put many NFP funds on the defensive, forced into a position of having to justify ...

AIA appoints national manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... changes include providing more holistic support to partners via the group's client development managers, and an increased focus on assisting them to grow their businesses.

BlackRock to focus on model-based fixed income inv

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
Multinational fund manager BlackRock is increasingly focusing on a model-driven approach of fixed income investing for its clients in Australia and overseas, as it believes this is the method of the 21 st century. BlackRock describes model-based fixed ...

Blue Sky names investment manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has named Lachlan McMurdo as an investment manager in its private equity division. McMurdo joins Blue Sky from Bain & Company's private equity group where he worked as a consultant for three years. In his new role, he ...

SMSF collectable insurance poses compliance risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... the SMSF held collectables prior to 1 July 2011, the trustee has until 1 July 2016 to comply with the rules. "Much of the focus right now is on the transition period to compulsory insurance, with many funds delaying their decision to insure their funds ...

Mercer highly recommended by Lonsec

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... in Australia & New Zealand, said, "Our more integrated structure is being received very positively by clients. While the focus of the Lonsec review was on portfolio management, it really is a reflection of our 'Best of Mercer' thinking across the entire ...