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Asset Super awards mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Antin Infrastructure Partners, Schroders and Dimensional Fund Advisors are among the managers that have won mandates from the $1.5 billion Asset Super, following recommendations from the fund's consultant, Mercer. Asset Super made a $30 million commitment ...

MTAA halts new money to 'illiquid' option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
The $5.7 billion MTAA Super Fund is closing its Target Return Option to new money, as part of the fund's plan to align its liquidity policy with best practice guidelines and proposed APRA reforms. MTAA Super said that it will no longer accept members' ...

State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... obvious beneficiary of such an initiative, with new opportunities for investors opened up as our ever-growing pool of superannuation funds begins to dwarf the local equity market. It would also give local fund managers the chance to tap into the fastest ...

HOSTPLUS improves insurance, maintains fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
HOSTPLUS has upgraded its insurance cover and kept member fees unchanged as part of a three-tier strategy to improve member services. The super fund said it would continue to freeze membership fees until at least January 2012, remaining at the same ...

J.P. Morgan makes fresh moves in sec lending

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Superannuation funds access to securities lending enters a new stage with the launch of the J.P. Morgan first Australian Tri-Party Securities Lending transaction. Tri-party securities collateral management will allow more lenders to accept non-cash ...

Bite sized super at Telstra

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
The $10 billion-plus Telstra Super launched a series of short and sharp informative web videos for members to get involved with their super. Telstra's 'Super Bites' videos run between two and four minutes each and feature members of the fund's education ...

Shorten to tighten tax agent rules for planners

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... services, following the release of an options paper today. In a media statement, assistant treasurer and minister for superannuation, Bill Shorten, said financial planners, including those who offer some tax agent services, are currently regulated through ...

VicSuper restructures asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The $7.7 billion VicSuper has reallocated 5 per cent of its property portfolio to fixed interest, reduced its private equity holdings, and aimed to hedge 65 per cent of its international equities portfolio as part of its investments update in the last ...

Kingston Capital signs on Powerwrap SMA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... solutions for clients. The company provides investment and financial planning advisory services to individuals and superannuation fund trustees, with funds under advice in excess of half a billion dollars.

OnePath launches OneCare on super platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... launched OneCare insurance in response to demand from dealer groups for integrated retail insurance onto the 'badged' superannuation wrap. "We have taken this award-winning product and put it onto our platform, ultimately as the superannuation and investment ...