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Statewide cuts staff, boost sales

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
The $2 billion-plus Statewide Super has reduced staff members by 20 per cent in the last year, and is ramping up its sales force to target employers as part of the fund's growth strategy for next year. A little over a year since John O'Flaherty became ...

AvSuper appoints Russell for admin

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Russell as its fund administrator - marking Russell's first mandate win for its new in-house administration model. Russell will replace Towers Watson, which outsourced its underlying administration to IBM SuperLife. ...

LGsuper and City Super set merger date

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... The boards of LGsuper and City Super have given the green light for both funds to merge next year to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. The merge will be completed by 30 June next year with an immediate focus on short-term efficiencies ...

AIA wins $160m Sunsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... Suncorp Life to provide death, disablement and income protection insurance cover to over one million members of the $15 billion-plus Sunsuper. Metlife Insurance, another incumbent insurer of Sunsuper will continue to be contracted to provide insurance ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... not Ben Ong) announcement yesterday of the tax extension deal. Americans will now not have less money come the New Year. Plus, the global outlook is better and investors no longer need to hold US bonds for safety. Not according to the Grinch. Higher ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... another 13 months, retroactively extend business taxes - they expired at the beginning of this year - by another two years plus tax credit for research and development, and exempt all estate wealth under US$5 million from the 35 per cent estate taxes. ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Management USA, Banc of America Investment Advisors, ABN AMRO Trust Services and E*Trade Financial Corporation, among its 240-plus deals since it was founded in the 1980s. Martin, who was a member of the Superannuation System Review Panel led by Jeremy ...

UCSuper makes debut in infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The $300 million-plus UCSuper is adding infrastructure for the first time to its portfolio - awarding mandates to Hastings Funds Management and Plenary Investment Management. Neil Kent, general manager of UCSuper, said the infrastructure holdings will ...

Prime Super restructures equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The $1 billion-plus Prime Super has overhauled its $570 million equities portfolio and withdrew mandates with State Street, BlackRock and BGI, while the fund looks for alternative assets to add to its investments. Lachlan Baird, chief executive of Prime ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Danger in Japan, Will Robinson. That ssurprisingly strong GDPgrowth you saw in the third quarter would be paid back in full - plus interest - this quarter. Mr. and Mrs. Tanaka have already bought everything all the tobaccos and cars they need to last ...