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Super fund leaps into life stage insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Corporate superannuation fund Aon Master Trust is set to launch a pro-active campaign to ensure its members have appropriate insurance cover for their stage of life. From July 1, members of the $2 billion fund whose life cycle hits a specific trigger ...

SMSF trustees pile $69.5m in US property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Dixon Advisory has raised more than double its target from SMSF trustees in a fund IPO backed by US residential property, including assets in New York The Australian-listed fund sought a minimum of $30 million in the IPO, instead receiving $69.5 million ...

Plum lands $300m Lend Lease super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... group Lend Lease Corporation's $300 million superannuation fund, which will move from its own fund management to Plum's master trust. This is the seventh fund to transition across to Plum's services in the past 18 months, bringing a collective $4.4 billion ...

MLC MasterKey platform revamped

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
MLC has made changes to its MasterKey platform based on feedback including external asset reporting, more investment choice and switching strategy options. Advisers using the MasterKey platform now have access to new online and product upgrades. NAB ...

ANU partners with CFA Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
CFA Institute has partnered with the Australian National University's Bachelor of Finance program so students qualifying for a major in Corporate Finance and Investment Management will receive recognition by the CFA. The CFA Institute said the degree ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... institutional platforms are compromising their first duty to their client, independent advisers have said. Out of 26 leading master trust and wrap platforms studied by research firm Investment Trends for its 2010 Investment Trends Platform Report, only ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Practicality rules for the future platforms and products of newly-merged AMP/AXA, with the best features of both brands to be saved and developed. AMP has announced its plans today for the products and platforms under the new merged wealth management ...

Back office firm eyes super growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... super fund clients. SuperBPO provides member administration, unit pricing and accounting to industry, corporate and retail master trust super funds. It has added two new clients since the arrival of chief executive officer Michael Houlihan in July 2010 ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Planners prefer direct equities with around 30 out of every 100 planners already including direct shares in their advice model, 70 per cent of which through a platform although cost is still a factor. Direct shares is surging in popularity in planner ...

NAB grows FUM despite tough times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... has a portfolio of interests in 10 boutique investment management firms through nabInvest," he said. MLC & NAB Wealth's master funds (platforms) added $1.5 billion in funds under management and administration over the year to March to reach $81.5 billion ...