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Legalsuper starts unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper has transitioned from crediting rates to weekly unit pricing last week to provide members with a "fairer" pricing system. According to an update on the fund's website, units will now be priced weekly with the new prices ...

Legalsuper member contributions rise

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
Legalsuper has seen its voluntary member contributions increase by 6 per cent for the previous year - a stark contrast to APRA figures that show contributions plummeting almost 40 per cent across the industry over the same period. In total, legalsuper ...

Legalsuper reviews financial planning services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper is reviewing its financial planning services - including its relationship with Industry Funds Financial Planning - to boost member usage of the fund's advice offerings. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of legalsuper, said ...

... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... connection of the fund's appointment of the manager and how they're doing so," Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of legalsuper said. However the landscape for placement agents in Australia is arguably different to the US, say local experts. For instance ...

AUSCOAL Super adds another cash manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... and a number of other credit unions in managing AUSCOAL Super's cash investments. This mandate follows $1.3 billion legalsuper awarding CFS GAM an overseas fixed interest mandate, the fund's first investment mandate in global credit assets. Warren Bird ...

Legalsuper cuts 17 fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Legalsuper overhauled its investment portfolio resulting in 17 fund managers getting the cut and five managers receiving mandates including Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Platinum Asset Management and Solaris Investment Management. The ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... listed companies are. But following the preliminary report from the Cooper Review this week, super funds including legalsuper, Asset Super and Media Super have all said they are willing to fully disclose executive remuneration, if this becomes the law. ...

New deputy chair for complaints tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Legal expert and deputy chairman of legalsuper Rod Smith has been appointed full-time deputy chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Smith has been appointed for a five-year term. "Mr Smith's appointment will enhance the Tribunal's reputation ...

Legalsuper seeks hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
The $1.2 billion legalsuper is looking to allocate mandates to hedge fund and credit investment managers. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of the industry fund, said he was considering allocating between two to three per cent of the fund's current $1.2 ...

Legal funds merge into Legalsuper

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Legalsuper has merged with two similar industry funds - the $140 million Victorian Bar Superannuation fund and the smaller Blake Dawson Partner's Superannuation Fund. The mergers bring legalsuper's total funds under management to over $1.1 billion ...