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Listed cos fail compliance test

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
A higher number of ASX-listed company directors have failed to comply with share trading rules today compared to four years ago, raising questions on the prevalence of insider trading and the influence of the country's regulators. The number of top ...

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

VicSuper has received the inaugural Sustainable Super Fund of the Year award at the Australian Sustainability Awards held last week. Organised by sustainability publication specialist Australian Ethical Investor, two new awards were introduced this ...

Suncorp Aus equities team sets up boutique

Suncorp Investment Management suffers a big blow after its top-ranked Australian equities team, in charge of more than $5 billion in funds, resigned to start a boutique. Boutique incubator Pinnacle Investment Management has signed employment contracts ...

The $10 million sustainable punt

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) continues to be the poster child for sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) after raking in $9.6 million in returns for members by shorting shares that didn't pass its SRI screen. Long before Al ...

Babcock & Brown launches DIF III

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... assets, has attracted the attention of several superannuation funds including Military Super and the WA Local Government Super. Following the success of Babcock & Brown's first and second Direct Investment Fund (DIF) offerings, the third fund (DIF III) ...

FuturePlus appoints new chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... chairman. The appointment is part of FuturePlus' rotation policy between its two major shareholders, the Local Government Super Scheme (LGSS) and the Energy Industries Super Scheme (EISS). A FuturePlus board member for nine years, Kelly said he looked ...

FuturePlus new era after Newson exit

Wealth management group FuturePlus is on the hunt for a new chief investment officer after current CIO Terry Newson resigned. Newson joined the group as chief investment officer of FuturePlus arm Chifley Financial Services back in 2005. Prior to working ...

LGSS expands direct property assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
NSW-based industry super fund Local Government Superannuation Scheme has acquired a $41 million Sydney CBD office tower in an effort to bolster its direct property portfolio. Located at 120 Sussex St, the nine-storey building has been renovated to include ...

AIST chair and deputy announced

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has appointed a new chair and deputy chair to the board. Ian Robertson was appointed chair and is a trustee director and member of the investment committee for the NSW Local Government Superannuation ...

BlackRock accumulating mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
BlackRock has secured a number of strong mandates already in 2007, including a $470 million mandate from the Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) and an $80m mandate from TASPLAN. LGSS assigned $470 million to BlackRock in the form of an Australian ...