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UPDATE: Prime Super drops $14m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The $872 million Prime Super has reduced its property mandate with Lend Lease, holding on to a $20 million mandate while withdrawing $14 million to find other investment opportunities. "Prime Super has considered selling secondary units from Lend Lease's ...

QSuper seeks investment strategy head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Queensland's largest superannuation fund, the $24 billion QSuper, is on the hunt for a new head of investment strategy. QSuper is looking of a new investment strategy head to assist with the establishment of a new strategy team, and also contribute ...

Another super buy for Snowball

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... corporate super business recently acquired from Hood Sweeney. Early last month, Snowball Group acquired the corporate superannuation business of Hood Sweeney Securities, a move that adds $80 million in funds to the group's existing corporate super funds ...

Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... the choice to either provide the information using a separate inset or include it in the statement. Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, said clear information about medium to long term returns can help fund members better ...

Cameron hires former AMP head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young. Craig said with the vast majority of investors experiencing losses to their superannuation and share portfolios in recent times, it was time for stockbrokers to focus on the traditional role of independent advisors. ...

NCSF to adopt weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
The $615 million National Catholic Superannuation Fund is ditching its monthly crediting rates for weekly unit pricing in a bid to increase transparency and execute faster reports on returns. NCSF will be looking to transition to the new reporting system ...

CalPERS reviews cost of hedge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
One of the largest super funds in the US, CalPERS, plans to put more emphasis on a hedge fund manager's long term returns than short term returns when negotiating fund fees - signalling a new way super funds pay for performance. CalPERS said in a press ...

Future still belongs to super

... savings pool, just at a slower rate than previously estimated. Key research groups have released projections for the superannuation market that show while the GFC has dented the super industry's growth prospects, the blow is far from fatal. Rainmaker's ...

Stimulate your package

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... eligible to receive the government's $1,800 stimulus package cash injection could double the sum by investing in superannuation instead of blowing it on a holiday or a new plasma TV. Millions of Australians are set to receive a portion of the Federal ...

The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
A key industry body for superannuation funds, ASFA, has introduced a new education course for super fund trustees looking to improve the governance of their investment process. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has teamed up with ...