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Superannuation

Less options, more choice

BY MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010 12:40PM

HESTA Super joins the growing number of super funds that have narrowed the list of investment options available to members post-GFC, but the fund took it a step further by removing one sub-asset class out of two key options altogether.

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