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Zenith releases Aus Equity large cap review

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... Wholesale High Conviction Fund, Ausbil - Australian Active Equity Fund, BT Wholesale Core Australian Share Fund, BT Wholesale Focus Australian Share Fund, Perpetual Wholesale Australian Fund, Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund and Zurich Investments ...

April launch for XPLAN facelift

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... got better tables and better charting." "We set out rethinking... from the user's perspective. This enables our clients to focus on what they want to do rather than how to do it." Knowles said the new web interface would make it easier for advisers to ...

RockStar charity raises $120k

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) staged its fifth successful fundraising event 'Who Wants To Be A RockStar?' last night, raising more than $120,000 for charity. Over 400 wealth management professionals gathered at the Loft in Sydney ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) told members the industry is at a turning point as it outlined a raft of constitutional changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark ...

FuturePlus targets super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
FuturePlus Financial Services (FuturePlus) adds a fourth client to its administration services list, with plans to target small to medium funds. FuturePlus will provide superannuation administration services to Super Money Eligible Rollover Fund (SMERF) ...

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Attractive valuations, a predicted rise in industrial consolidation and the possibility of a depreciating currency are leading some fund managers to believe that the time is now to invest in Japan. In contrast to the rest of Asia, the Bank of Japan ...

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
As investors spend time weighing up the pros and cons of investing in Asian growth assets, other emerging markets, with some of the most attractive trading valuations, are often overlooked. James Cook, associate director, US and emerging market equities ...

Management shake up at Zurich

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... development of two clear core structures would allow it to provide better support for its advisers and brokers, with a particular focus on targeting independent financial advisers. "This follows Zurich General Insurance previously announcing that it ...

Plum time for corporate super outsourcing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Plum Super records $4.4 billion in new funds under administration as it continues to sign corporate industry clients ahead of the 30 June deadline for tax consolidation and transfers. Plum have signed up seven new large mandates in the last two years ...

Van Eyk adds four

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... analysts and two research associates to its research team. Investment analysts Varun Venkatraman and Nimalan Govender will focus on researching equity fund managers, while Alex Dore and Victoria Yates join the company as research associates through a ...