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End discrimination against mental health sufferers

Superannuation funds can play a key role in improving medical health care in Australia and closing a $20-billion hole in national productivity, according to a former government adviser. Speaking at a CommInsure | Conexus Financial seminar in Melbourne, John Mendoza, director of ConNetica and former chair of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health, said […]

David RowleyOctober 21, 2013

Investment Strategy

Fidessa opens Sydney office, seeks to hire more staff

Fidessa, the London-based liquidity aggregator, has opened a Sydney office and has 15 people working in Grosvenor Tower on George Street.

I & T NewsOctober 18, 2011

Investment Strategy

AllianceBernstein CEO Peter Kraus flies in on corporate jet to reassure clients, employees

Peter Kraus, AllianceBernstein’s chief executive, flew to Sydney on the company’s corporate jet last week to celebrate 20 years in Australia.

I & T NewsAugust 23, 2011

Investment Strategy

Burns quits Integrity, Fiani seeks replacement

Shawn Burns, who faithfully followed Paul Fiani to Integrity Investment Management from UBS, has quit the firm.

I & T NewsJuly 5, 2011

Investment Strategy

Sisson envisages spending rest of career at Templeton

Andrew Sisson, who sold his Balanced Equity Management to Franklin Resources Inc. on June 21, said he expects to spend the rest of his career at the $735 billion asset manager.

I & T NewsJuly 5, 2011

Investment Strategy

Giving Medicare the clearing house could be a hospital pass

The Federal Government’s choice of Medicare as its free super clearing house for small businesses has baffled private service providers, who say the hasty decision smacks of a Band-Aid applied hastily to cover election promises . However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is cautiously optimistic that “SupiCare” (as industry wits have dubbed […]

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Investment Strategy

Giving Medicare the clearing house could be a hospital pass

The Federal Government’s choice of Medicare as its free super clearing house for small businesses has baffled private service providers, who say the hasty decision smacks of a Band-Aid applied hastily to cover election promises . However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is cautiously optimistic that “SupiCare” (as industry wits have dubbed […]

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Investment Strategy

Catholics flick AMP advice and quintuple member retention

The $2.6 billion Catholic Superannuation Fund has boosted member retention at retirement from 15 per cent to 80 per cent since taking its member advice model back in-house.

Staff WriterAugust 24, 2009