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LGS wins $2.1m green building fund

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010

Local Government Super (LGS) has been awarded a $2.1 million Green Building Fund Grant by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. LGS was the only applicant to be awarded a grant on an exemplar basis, according to a statement from ...

Pillar sets new foundations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010

Pillar has appointed former FuturePlus chief operations officer Bob Biancardi in a newly created senior post, ahead of the group's bigger plan to ramp up internal operations in the year that marks a turnaround in profitability. Industry veteran Biancardi ...

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010

NSW-based Local Government Super (LGS) is searching for a sustainability officer to assist in monitoring its investments. The successful candidate will report to the fund's chief investment officer. The fund is a signatory to the United Nations Principles ...

FuturePlus operations head in shock exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010

The operations head at FuturePlus, Bob Biancardi, left the firm last Friday amid tensions between its two owners, LGSS and EISS, the multi-billion dollar government funds currently locked in a power struggle. It is understood that Biancardi was dismissed ...

Local Govt Super upgrades property investments

PRESS RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009

Local Government Super's (LGS) upgrade of its building investments could save more then $2 million energy costs. The super fund worked with independent consultants, Napier & Blakeley, and risk management consultants, CETEC, to upgrade air conditioning ...

LGS appoints Mercer as consultant

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009

... replace Intech Investments. "Our evaluation of the asset consultant market identified several synergies between the Mercer and LGS models," said Peter Lambert, chief executive at LGS. Mercer's ESG monitoring and research capabilities are also in synergy ...

LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009

... Government Super has been awarded the 2009 Commercial Property Green Globe Award. The award follows a series of green upgrades to LGS' $500 million direct property portfolio through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program. The portfolio ...

UniSuper activates fair value clause

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009

... only fund to act following the GFC to protect its DB division. Earlier this year the $4.6 billion Local Government Super (LGS) changed its trust deed - allowing the fund to temporarily suspend striking unit prices - to ensure that exiting members get ...

LGsuper expands options

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009

Queensland-based LGsuper joins the growing number of super funds that are keeping pace with members who want more options within their super. LGsuper was traditionally a "no frills" fund that provided superannuation services to current and former Queensland ...

LGS boosts green power

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009

... owner in Australia to convert all of its tenants to 100 per cent GreenPower - making the building completely emission free. LGS, which claims the move as an Australia-first, has brought all of its existing tenants in Local Government House, located at ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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