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Aviva enhances Protectionfirst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... income protection to includes duties, hours or income based assessment at claim time, which makes it easier to satisfy. Russell Hannah, national distribution development manager - protection at Aviva Australia, said the enhancements ensure the firm is ...

Russell OpenWorld targets insto investors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Russell Investments has launched its OpenWorldA(R) fund range which will for the first time give Australian wholesale investors access to some of Russell's boutique fund managers on a single manager basis. Globally the new range offers investment professionals ...

Revamp member education: Ezra

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... overhauled and focus on basic financial concepts instead of investment theories, said Don Ezra, co-chair, global consulting at Russell Investments. Ezra said pension funds across the world are teaching their members about investment products and theories ...

Gunning joins Ord Minnett as CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... the position of Ord Minnett executive chairman, effective from October 1st. Ord Minnett's previous executive chairman Russell Aboud will continue to serve as a director on the board of Ord Minnett.

Mercer wins ANZ Staff Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
The $2 billion ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme has dropped Russell Employee Benefits for Mercer as its administration provider. In a press statement released today, the fund announced it had selected Mercer to provide administration and member ...

Russell signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Russell Investments has become a signatory of the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). "Russell became a UN PRI signatory in recognition of the increasingly widespread client demand for strategic advice and solutions that ...

Faster contributions processing at SuperChoice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... for over a year and is already in use by some of Australia's largest superannuation providers including AAS, AMP, IBM/Russell, ING, and QSuper. "The goal of the SDX is to make straight through processing a reality for all funds and to eliminate the high ...

Russell appoints Liddell as head of IC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
Russell Investments has appointed the former QIC head of implemented equities Greg Liddell as its new head of investment consulting for Australia. Liddell will spearhead a renewed focus on investment consulting in Australia as part of Russell's restructured ...

Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... appeal to people who have concerns about investing in equities." This comes after Chris Corneil, managing director at Russell Investment Group Australia and New Zealand, said financial literacy, while important, may cause a lot of problems for fund trustees ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... looking to the perceived safety of Government-backed investments rather than the vagaries of the market." Chris Corneill, Russell's managing director (Australia and New Zealand), said there is a need for products that address longevity and market risk ...