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Former MilitarySuper chief joins HOSTPLUS

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
HOSTPLUS sharpens focus on product and service development with the appointment of Paul Watson as executive manager, member and consumer choice. Watson is responsible for producing and implementing the $9 billion hospitality and tourism fund's strategic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... down 35.15 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 6,780.97 points. European equities had risen on Monday, supported by UN-backed military action in Libya, easing nuclear fears in Japan plus merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the telecoms sector. However ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... the United Nations - started bombing Qaddafi's bum off his throne. And by the looks of it, they may have to unleash a military tsunami not only in Libya but in most of the MENA region. Here, for instance, are today's headlines from theage.com's World ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... prices climbed back above $US103 per barrel. LONDON - European stocks closed higher on Monday, supported by UN-backed military action in Libya, easing nuclear fears in Japan and merger and acquisition activity in the telecoms sector. London's benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... the no-fly zone does involve taking out of anti-aircraft defence in Libya," Mr Solar said. "So there is some sort of military aspect to it which the market is always somewhat nervous about." Fears of a possible disruption to oil supplies in the Suez ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... country itself but it's role in the region, especially as it is a treaty partner with Israel that - thanks to US foreign military aid -- has a modern airforce just as large as Israel's but with many more modern battle tanks and an equally impressive ...

Review after Military Super changes mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Military Super's switch to Towers Watson as principle investment consultant results in a rating review for SCM Wholesale Absolute Australian Equities Fund. Last month, the government fund appointed Towers Watson as principal investment consultant in ...

New investment consultant for MilitarySuper

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Towers Watson has been appointed as the principal investment consultant for the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme ('MilitarySuper'). "We welcome Towers Watson as a new service provider to MilitarySuper and look forward to their contribution ...

Property recovery reignites super fund war

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... not-for-profit funds now back in front by 2 percentage points. Changing investment fortunes has seen funds such as MTAA Super, Military Super and Westscheme climb 15 or more places, already putting them in the zone of major retail platforms, said Rainmaker. ...

AGEST appoints new CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... expert and fund trustee Cath Bowtell as chief executive, replacing Michael Seton who left last month to become CEO of Military Super. Bowtell, has a law degree and has been a superannuation trustee for over ten years, with five years on the board of ...