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PASF recruits UK pension CIO

... the pensions investment controller (or chief investment officer in Australia) for the $9-billion plus J Sainsbury Pension Scheme, the pension fund of UK grocery giant Sainsbury. The fund has also made two new external service provider appointments. Starting ...

GESB converts to a 'true' mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... accumulation schemes and Retirement Income scheme will fall under the new GESB Mutual. Meanwhile the Gold State Super and Pension Scheme - both defined benefit schemes - will continue to be owned and regulated by the state. Administration and investment ...

Regulator clamps down on conflicts of interest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... produce a conflict of interest. According to Hobman, any conflict of interest should be resolved amicably within the pension scheme, however if an incident is reported to the regulator and presents a significant and impending risk to member benefits ...

Asia Property in $1.55b buying spree

Asia Property fund, an institutional fund jointly sponsored by LaSalle Investment Management and Prudential-owned real estate giant PRUPIM, has bought three properties for $1.55 billion including a 50 per cent stake in a Westfield shopping centre. The ...

Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
Senator Hillary Clinton has announced plans for a new pension scheme, which takes a leaf out of the Australian superannuation system, as part of her 2008 presidential election campaign. Senator Clinton's American Retirement Accounts (ARA) plan will ...

AMP SignatureSuper gets personal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
AMP Corporate Superannuation, riding on the success of its top-rated SignatureSuper corporate platform, is launching a Personal Allocated Pension for customers who want a sharper deal on fees and forego the "advice option". Greg Healy, AMP Financial ...

More money on money

The continuing globalisation of investments is driving more pension funds to adopt savvier currency strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). SSgA has enjoyed a more than doubling of its currency assets globally to $115 billion (US$100 ...

Perpetual repatriates UK pension benefits

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
... regulator, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, has awarded Perpetual Wealthfocus 'Qualifying Registered Overseas Pension Scheme' (QROPS) status as part of recent legislative changes. This recognition means that UK expatriates will be able to transfer ...

Multiport SMSF receives UK pension roll-over approval

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
... consultancy Vantage Financial have worked together to gain approval under the UK's Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) rules for their SMSF offering. Earlier this week Zurich Financial Services Australia announced that its wrap services ...

It's a wrap for UK pensions: Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced that its wrap services are all stamped as 'Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes' (QROPS) which will allow UK migrants to transfer their funds to Australia without heavy tax penalties. In April ...