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StatewideSuper to merge with Local Super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Industry fund StatewideSuper is to merge with smaller fund Local Super in a deal that would create a $4 billion entity, covering 160,000 members of the state's work force. Statewide Super, which has about 90 employees, 135,000 members and $2.4 billion ...

Bentham wins $350 million mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... resilient to the threat of higher inflation and improves portfolio diversity," he said. Quin said the new mandate would focus on global credit markets as Australia offered limited opportunities for bank loan investors. "The mandate's focus will be on ...

Merged planning groups plot Snowball effect

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Snowball Group and Shadforth Financial Group are driving the consolidation agenda with their merger which came about largely thanks to the matchmaking skills of financial planning industry stalwart John Godfrey. The two non-aligned financial advice ...

Oakeshott won't back FOFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... around the opt-in. If parliamentary negotaitions can't get past opt-in, the FOFA package is expected to be narrowed its focus on its less contentious aspects being fiduciary duty reforms, restrictions to volume based commissions and regulatory changes. ...

Perpetual chief ushers in new era

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... discipline and over 100 staff cuts make up the first of three initiatives planned by Perpetual as it fights to rebuild its focus and performance. Just one day after news that its star fund manager and head of equities, John Sevior, would be taking long-service ...

Tyndall builds compliance team

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Tyndall Investments has made two appointments for the launch of its new enterprise risk, compliance and legal team and expects more senior arrivals to follow. The new division earmarks the start of Tyndall's strategy to build its business and administrative ...

New port mgr for Equity Trustees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... new portfolio manager. John Terlikar has accepted the role as portfolio manager for the EQT Mortgage Income Fund, with a focus on mortgages. In the role, Terlikar will work with retiring portfolio manager, Joe Aszodi, as joint portfolio manager for 12 ...

JP Morgan appoints direct custody head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services has strengthened its direct custody and clearing capabilities with three new appointments as it prepares to broaden its New Zealand and Melbourne-focused business. Bronwyn Clere was appointed as head of Melbourne ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... Friday. Bond yields fall when their prices rise. Now that the US corporate earnings season is over, global news has become the focus. Four stocks fell for each one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was 3.4 billion shares. LONDON - European ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Brace yourselves people for this would be a longer-than-usual piece. Get that Monday-itis off your systems. There's work to be done, money to be made! During my weekend reading, I came across an article by a fellow named Danny Furman. His resume says ...