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Best in show, but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... would comprise nine industry funds and just one retail fund. Hostplus, Cbus, AustralianSuper, Statewide Super, Local Government Super, Club Plus, Media Super, NGS Super and CareSuper would make the grade. FirstChoice Employer would be the lone retail ...

FIIG turns to institutional market

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... business development Michael Clout linked with FIIG in August, and was tasked with lifting the firm's presence among local government, religious and institutional funds. His new counterpart in the firm's team of directors, Chris Williams, also joined ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... superannuation fund has created two new executive executive roles that report directly to the chief executive officer. Local Government Super, which manages superannuation investments for employees in NSW local governments, has appointed Daniel Musson ...

Former Cbus executive joins Tasplan board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... was group executive, investment services and solutions. Tasplan said Donohue was nominated to the board via the Local Government Association of Tasmania and her appointment is skills-based. Donohue is currently a director of the Infrastructure Victoria ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Christian Super, Cbus, Equipsuper, First State Super, Future Super, GuildSuper, HESTA, Local Government Super, LUCRF Super, MTAA Super, NGS Super, Sunsuper, VicSuper and Zuper. Fund manager and bank signatories include: Altius ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... banks' credit expansion. Liu Shiyu, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said his agency encouraged local government-backed funds to help ease pressures created by share-pledge risks. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and ...

Zurich helps advisers quantify cost of care

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
Latest research from Zurich is helping financial advisers quantify the cost of healthcare when providing insurance advice. The cost of care whitepaper debunks the mentality that Australia is "bulletproof" and that the social and healthcare system will ...

Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
An $11 billion industry superannuation fund is a founding signatory to the Green Bond Pledge. Local Government Super (LGS), the industry fund for NSW local government employees joined the US state treasuries of California, New Mexico and Rhode Island ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... industry fund has awarded a global bond manager a $440 million mandate to invest in global fixed income and credit. Local Government Super has given PIMCO an ESG mandate to invest in global credit and government bonds. PIMCO already holds mandates from ...

Super fund names new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
An $11 billion industry fund is welcoming a new director to its board. Local Government Super has appointed Greg McLean, replacing Jim Montague. McLean is currently a councillor of the Sutherland Shire Council and has previously served as a director ...