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UN PRI needs public reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board should mandate a public reporting system on the adoption of responsible investing policies to avoid the process becoming just another box ticking exercise, according to a leading ...

Northern Trust expands reporting tools

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
From currency risk and credit exposure reporting to 'extreme market events' testing, Northern Trust leaves no stone unturned in its new suite of governance reporting tools. The overseas custodian, better known locally as the custodian for the $60-billion ...

Nicholas Applegate ramps up global strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... our Global Select, Global Equity 130/30 and Emerging Markets Systematic strategies are well-suited for Australian superannuation portfolios. Our marketing efforts will be focused on those strategies, both through the consultant channel as well as direct ...

REST and First State Super seed St Hilliers No. 4

... list of Top 500 Private Companies and recipient of several property awards, has signed up REST (Retail Employees Superannuation Trust) and First State Super as cornerstone investors in an open-ended wholesale fund that targets retail, industrial and ...

Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... (CRAs), played in the recent financial market turmoil and subsequent corporate collapses. Yesterday minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, announced ASIC and the Treasury, with the input of the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Mercer zeroes in on ESG managers

Mercer has revamped its manager research process to evaluate the extent fund managers pro-actively integrate environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into their mainstream investment process. The new research approach will give Australian ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... the same laws, they have evolved different ways of executing their roles, said Senator Nick Sherry minister for superannuation and corporate law. The operational differences will need to be reviewed in "due course", he said when asked whether retail ...

PRINT and JUST to form Media Super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... been closely involved with the industries in which our members work. As Media Super, we will continue to offer superannuation services that cater for the particular needs and challenges of those industries," said Noonan. "We consulted widely with members ...

Temp residents worse off from new super rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
The Federal Government's proposed superannuation changes for temporary residents could divert up to $1 billion to the Australian Tax Office and hinder Australian businesses' effort to attract skilled overseas workers, according to Deloitte. Sarah Lane ...

Defence Housing open for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is reviewing its strategy and opening doors for institutional investors looking to invest in its $7 billion property portfolio. Conventional "mum and dad" retail investors have traditionally made up the majority of DHA ...