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Class Super adds actuarial SMSF service

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Self managed super fund administration provider Class Super is using cloud computing to offer automated actuarial certificate data transfers for SMSF clients. Class Super, developed by Class Financial Systems, said it will provide real time access to ...

Consultant warns super funds on alternative rush

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Institutional investors are in danger of allocating too much capital to alternatives, with "genuine assets" thin on the ground and often overpriced, according to investment consultant Chris Condon. A recent study by Towers Watson showed that allocations ...

Continuum sees value as active managers scrape past benchmark

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Continuum Capital Management has value opportunities in its short-term sights after Mercer confirmed its aggressive Australian shares strategy as the best performing long only fund last financial year. The Australian share market posted an overall return ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Challenger emerged as the biggest winner from the 2011 Rainmaker Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards Dinner last night, picking up three awards, while PIMCO, Legg Mason and AustralianSuper each scooped two. The awards dinner, compared by ABC newsreader ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
REST Industry Super's core strategy achieved returns of 9.56% for the last financial year, which the fund attributed to its active management style, while its tax-free core pension strategy returned 10.71%. The $20 billion hospitality industry fund ...

HOSTPLUS serves up online engagement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
HOSTPLUS plans to repeat its social media campaign to place an apprentice chef in one of Australia's leading restaurants after generating high levels of member engagement with its debut outing, the Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium heard today. ...

Aberdeen eyes insto cash for new Asian property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management is looking to raise US$300-US$400 million from institutional investors with the launch of a new Asian property fund of funds. The closed ended fund of funds, Aberdeen's Asset Management Asia's third, aims to build a portfolio ...

Hillross acquires $2.2 billion planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
AMP affiliated planning group Hillross Financial Services has agreed to acquire IRIS Financial Group, winning a competitive process that attracted eight first round offers and saw four parties conduct due diligence. Hillross will provide licensee services ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Catholic Super, Solaris Investment Management, Hyperion Asset Management and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors will be represented in the election for the UN principles for responsible investment (PRI) advisory council late this month. ...

Qantas signs up Russell for FX trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Qantas Superannuation has outsourced its foreign exchange trades for active global equities and alternatives to Russell Implementation Services (RIS). Qantas Super, the trustee of the airlines $6 billion fund, has appointed RIS to provide agency foreign ...