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Plum wins BP super mandate

PLUM UPDATE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
Plum has been appointed to provide superannuation services for the $470 million BP Superannuation Fund. Under the deal, the NAB-owned group will be providing its services to the more than 2,500 employees covered by the fund. JANA Investment Advisers ...

More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... specialist accreditation as planners embrace higher professional standards to cater for the biggest sub-segment of the superannuation industry. The increased demand, albeit from a low base, comes as the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association ...

Auscoal switches to daily unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
The $5 billion-plus Auscoal Super has switched from weekly crediting rates to daily unit pricing in line with the broader industry shift towards daily unit pricing. Auscoal Super started its new calculation method at the beginning of this month. According ...

Challenger wins $200m from AustralianSuper

AUSTRALIANSUPER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... pressure. These dynamics in the banking sector have created an opportunity for non-bank lenders, such as large superannuation funds like AustralianSuper, to provide senior and subordinated debt to real estate, infrastructure and corporate borrowers. ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... keen interest in regulation, research and academia," said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Gribble's areas of expertise include defined benefits, unit pricing and related operational issues. He will ...

GESB can manage tougher measures on capital reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... "We support these measures as a means of enhancing the security of members' benefits and public confidence in the superannuation system," it said in its report. "In our view, the capital requirements would be best met via reserves within a fund, rather ...

ASX power handover to ASIC heralds new trading rules

PRESS RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... over the supervisory role historically held by the local bourse. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, announced the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) will start supervising the ASX from August ...

Maritime and Auscoal Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... between the Coalsuper Retirement Income Fund (COALSUPER) and the Queensland Coal and Oil Shale Mining Industry Superannuation Fund (QCOS).

Cbus and St Hilliers tag housing project

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
Cbus Property, a subsidiary of the $13 billion super fund Cbus, and St Hilliers are teaming up to launch a marketing campaign for a $148 million luxury apartment development project in Darlinghurst. According to a press statement, St Hilliers and Cbus ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... manager in retail advice. Greg Ballard, CommInsure's general manager investments, was appointed to general manager of superannuation and investments. Gareth Newton, formerly CommInsure's general manager business services, has been appointed general manager ...