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First State Super joins UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
First State Superannuation Scheme, representing more than $15.4 billion in funds under management, signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The super fund joins other New South Wales government affiliated fund, Local ...

HESTA appoints three

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... member advice, Debby Blakey, is a certified financial planner practitioner and has over 20 years' experience in the superannuation and financial planning industries. Blakey joined HESTA from Moore Stephens, where she was the senior manager - wealth management ...

Sunsuper's new service nets 270 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Nearly 270 members have joined Sunsuper using its new online service in just a week. Sunsuper's online service, Join Online, streamlines the joining process and is expected to lower administration and enrolment costs as well as reduce the amount of ...

AMP wins $42m SRI mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
The $450 million industry fund Christian Super has appointed AMP with a $42 million Australian Equities mandate. According to Tim Macready, chief investment officer of Christian Super, the mandate was awarded in July and marks AMP's debut win from the ...

DB back in vogue: Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Volatile markets and negative returns have turned investors off accumulation schemes towards defined benefits, said Equipsuper. The $4.2 billion Equipsuper's chief executive Robin Burns said defined benefits account for around 40 per cent of the fund's ...

Govt overhauls consumer credit regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... that our financial services will be regulated nationally and consumers will be better protected," Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law Nick Sherry said.

Wickham wins actuary of the year

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Wickam's dedication and contribution to his profession, particularly to the development of debate and ideas in superannuation and retirement incomes. "Darren has been a consistent contributor to the profession over many years. He has written a number ...

Perpetual slashes CGT costs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Thirdly, all funds after 12 months of the initial investment are treated as long gains. "It gives benefits akin to superannuation to the investor," said Wang. On the list of Perpetual's new offering are 76 funds, including 26 van Eyk 'A' or 'AA' rated ...

Blame planners, not me: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... rush that saw contributions jump 40 per cent to $120 billion last year] - anybody who wanted to put money into superannuation was free to do so. It's their investment decision," said Costello in an interview reported by The Australian newspaper. Costello ...

Macq and OzForex steps up pension transfers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Macquarie Adviser Services and OzForex streamlined the process. Neil Helm, OzForex chief executive, said transferring superannuation savings from the UK usually required the super fund to pay in a Pound Sterling cheque to a bank where the conversion ...