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Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Yeah, yeah& tell that to the marines! This was a saying I picked up in high school when I was doing my compulsory military service. The marines don't believe anything, they don't ask why, they simply do or die. This quip came to mind as I surf cyberspace ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... break-up of the union that has been forged over there." This is perhaps the biggest news in all these folks. Now that a military General has rushed in where even some economists fear to thread -- a reversal could be on its way. There's an observation ...

MilitarySuper chief executive to stand down

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
Michael Seton is stepping down as chief executive of MilitarySuper from next month following the fund's merger with the ARIA group of funds in July. Seton has been at the helm of MilitarySuper since October 2010 when he took over from Paul Watson. Previously ...

Northern Trust awarded $24bn custody mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Northern Trust will provide a full range of master custody and related services for the newly formed $24 billion Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. It is the custodian's first full service super fund client. Starting early next year, Northern ...

AvSuper awards double alternatives mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... information from Fund members. Scott's role is integral to both of these objectives." Malpass has recently worked for Military Super's investment and operations team, dealing with unit pricing, investment compliance, fund operations and alternative investments. ...

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation appoints CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... Hyams. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation was established on 1 July 2011 following the merger of the ARIA and Military Super boards and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority. CSC has responsibility for managing and investing ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... half the value of the entire NBN, half the value of our age pension entitlement program or the budget for the Australia military. Put another way, it's worth the same as 1,923 of the 4,600 F-35 joint strike fighters the US military wants to buy. President ...

Consolidated super corporation appoints board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... Corporation (CSC) has been established by the consolidation of the Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), the Military Superannuation and Benefits (MSB) Board and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority. Minister for Finance ...

Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Legislation consolidating the trustee arrangements of the Commonwealth's main military and civilian superannuation schemes into a single entity passed the Senate this week. In a statement, the government said the new structure will modernise commonwealth ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... US economy over the past few years. What does a government shutdown mean? According to the Washington Post, "...some military veterans might not receive benefits checks and other Americans would be unable to apply for Social Security. The State Department ...