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Superannuation

APRA not budging on June RSE licence deadline

Superannuation watchdog APRA has announced that existing superannuation trustees have until February 17 to apply for an RSE licence. After that, all bets are off.

INVESCO to make waves in retail market

INVESCO hopes to use the global muscle of its parent company AMVESCAP to capture a wider share of the retail investor market and is due to launch four new funds in the first half of this year.

BT Aussie small caps upgraded to four stars

BT's Australian small cap companies funds have been upgraded by S&P from three to four stars.

CFS adds new manager plus MTM

Commonwealth Bank owned Colonial First State has added a new multi manager option to their platform, FirstChoice, and included Acadian Australia on the menu, widening the investment choice for members.

Let's get ethical: Hunter Hall

Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall is proving you can save the world and save for your retirement at the same time, with the group's Global Ethical Trust returning a high 26.4 per cent over the year to December versus its benchmark's much lower 17 per ...

ASSET snares Anglican Provident Fund and shifts to alternatives

ASSET Super has announced it will take on board the Anglican Provident Fund whilst also making a significant commitment to alternative investments.

Centro pushes ahead with US property

Centro Properties is firing on all cylinders with two new retail property syndicates lined up in the next six months following the successful fund raising for its latest US property syndicate, Centro MCS 36.

Bravura momentum rolls on with Essential

Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) has added to recent acquisitions by buying a computer systems specialist, Essential Computer Systems (Essential), to drive their online superannuation and adviser support business systems.

New executive officer for Sovereign MF

Boutique property fund manager and developer, Sovereign MF, announced the appointment of Colin Owens as general manager financial services.

NAB sells BNZ Investment Management to AXA

National Australia Bank (NAB) announced it has completed the sale of BNZ Investment Management to Assure New Zealand Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited.