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Don Russell joins State Super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... Bank, Bankers Trust and Westpac Bank. "The government is on track to achieving its target of fully funding its superannuation scheme by 2030 and part of Russell's work will involve steps to achieving this goal," said Michael Costa, NSW treasurer. State ...

Household wealth breaks through $5 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... increased by 11.6 per cent in the year to June 2007. This wealth pool is more than four times the total value of superannuation. But super at $1.1 trillion compared to non-dwelling wealth totalling $1.7 trillion means super remains the predominant savings ...

BUSSQ grants $50m to T.Rowe Price

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Queensland building and construction super fund, BUSSQ has awarded a $50 million international equities mandate to T.Rowe Price. David Sullivan, BUSSQ chief executive, said T.Rowe Price replaced Nicholas Applegate after concerns of manager turnover. ...

Listed cos fail compliance test

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... struggle with these issues," said Mather. ARIA, BT Investment Management, Hermes UK, Hesta Super, NSW Local Government Superannuation Scheme, Vanguard Investments Australia, VicSuper and VFMC are Regnan stakeholders.

Raise the pension, says seniors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... cent of the couple rate. "Single age pensioners currently live off $268 a week. Many are much older women without superannuation who, if they worked, were paid significantly less than their male counterparts. And while they may live in single-person ...

CalPERS pumps cash into fund-of-funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
US pension giant California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested an extra $323.1 million last week for emerging managers. CalPERS has awarded $161.5 million each to emerging manager fund-of-funds manager Leading Edge Investment ...

Christian Super avoids tobacco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... industry. A survey conducted by the Cancer Council of NSW and the University of Newcastle found 63 per cent of superannuation members wanted their funds to exclude investment into tobacco companies. Christian Super adopts an ethical investment screen ...

Long life derails retirement

... not saving up as much, and probably can't afford to save more anyway, according to a leading actuary. While many superannuation experts have talked about the risk of people running out of money before they run out of breath, has been widely covered ...

PE must work on PR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
As more institutions invest in alternative assets such as private equity, the sector players have to re-think how they communicate their message under the more intense public spotlight. At a Private Equity & Venture Capital Forum panel discussion, private ...

BNY Mellon champions fiduciary transition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
A fiduciary transition management style beats the conventional "agent" model when it comes to cutting admin costs, according to BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia. Mellon Transition Management Services (MTMS), the transition management specialist ...