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UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... has over 435,000 members and $25.4 billion in assets as at 31 December 2009, and is one of Australia's largest superannuation funds.

More defensive products hit marketplace

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... multi-manager funds in response to increasing investor demand for income-seeking strategies, while Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services also launched a fixed income fund for retail investors. The Russell Australian Shares Enhanced Income Fund (RASEIF) ...

The hidden costs hurting returns

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... investment fees is long and extensive. With Australia's retirement savings pools forced to grow thanks to our compulsory superannuation system, the asset-based fee paradigm has been subject to attack, while performance fees have also been criticised ...

Legalsuper unveils personal advice offering

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... advice service to members. Legalsuper's partnership with tech provider Provisio will see the fund model different superannuation strategies and provide personal Statements of Advice to members. Andrew Proebstl, legalsuper chief executive, said personal ...

Adviser sentenced to 8yrs imprisonment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... of $975,250. Eight clients provided the cash to Dodd in the understanding it would be allocated to buy shares in superannuation funds, investment products or Understanding Retirement. Yet according to the ASIC report, "this money was subsequently spent ...

Media Super signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... companies that act in a responsible way will achieve better performance in the long-term, on a risk-adjusted basis. "As superannuation is a long-term investment, the Fund has agreed to adopt the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment when ...

Christian Super puts water on investment list

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Christian Super is making water management a key part of its investment considerations, and is investing in sustainable water projects as part of its strategy. The fund has $13 million in the Macquarie Clean Technology Fund, which promotes the development ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... Consolidated Ltd hold extraordinary general meetings. In Sydney, Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, addresses the financial services sector as part of the Financial Services Council/Deloitte Leadership ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... Australia's leading company directors said. Speaking at the launch of research commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Kevin McCann, chairman of Origin Energy, and Helen Nugent, a non executive director of Macquarie ...

Northern Trust launches accounting platform

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... expertise and specialised reporting to provide a range of custody, fund accounting and administration services to superannuation funds and investment managers in Australia. The technology incorporates Northern Trust's global platform, which is already ...