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BGI appoints CIO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... based in Sydney. BGI's clients span more than 40 countries and represent nearly half of the world's 300 largest superannuation funds. Locally, the fund manager has $38.9 billion in funds under management as at 30 September 2008. BGI's clients include ...

SERF to offer "cash" and "balanced" options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Members of the $1.65 billion Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund will have access to two new investment options this year. Starting 1 January 2009, members of the industry fund will be able to invest in the fund's balanced and cash strategies, on ...

Snowball buys FP and super businesses

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
Snowball has bought Brisbane based financial planning business Money Mentors and an Adelaide based corporate superannuation business adding approximately $180 million in funds under advice (FUA) to the group. Money Mentors will operate under the group's ...

ASSET Super to review value bias

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
ASSET Super has invested in two new managers, Alleron and Tyndall, and is reviewing the 'slight value bias' of its domestic equities portfolio as part of an in-depth analysis of its overall investment strategy. John Paul, chief executive of the $1.32 ...

North awarded 'very strong' S&P rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... (APL). This isn't the first time the product has received accolades, Rainmaker Group awarded North the Best New Superannuation Product of the Year 2008.

Syncsoft expands team after Superpartners deal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... provider. Helen Shi brings financial services and web design experience to the corporation following her work at superannuation software supplier. Carl James and Kylie Taylor will provide customer support, while Caterina Toaldo joins Syncsoft from a ...

NAB Super hands investments to JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
The $3.1 billion corporate super fund NAB Group Super is starting 2009 with a fresh take on investments by completely outsourcing their investment management to JANA Investment Advisors. In a January newsletter to the corporate fund's members, NAB Super ...

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
Super funds with double the average number of trustees produced better returns than their peers according to new research, suggesting calls to downsize trustee boards could be counter-productive. The global financial crisis and its impact on super fund ...

NGSS on mandate spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
The $2.65 billion Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund has splurged on eight new mandates in a bid to overhaul its international equity portfolio. The super fund's $600 million international equity portfolio now counts Baillie Gifford, Deutsche ...

Industry funds turn to listed assets

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
Unlisted assets will soon take a back seat as industry funds eye "good value" assets in the listed space in 2009, according to Frontier Investment Consulting. Frontier, which has approximately $97 billion in funds under advice, is taking a cautious ...