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Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... will also be consulted. Meanwhile, the new national curriculum for mathematics is currently being trialled in selected schools across Australia before it official roll out in schools from next year. The curriculum contains financial literacy components ...

School staff take up super advice: NGS Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... consolidating and imminent legislation will make it easier for members to switch super funds. NGS Super (short for 'non-government schools' super) calls itself the "industry super fund for schools". According to its website, it is the largest industry ...

ACSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund is supporting Catholic Schools Week for the fourth year in a row to help improve financial literacy. The country's largest Catholic superannuation provider will partner with the dioceses within ...

Aberdeen wins NGS and ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... equities mandates from NGS Super and ING IM. The wins include a $150 million fixed income mandate with the Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund and a sizeable global equities mandate with ING IM Multi-Strategies Group. "These wins are an endorsement ...

CSRF rebrands

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... & Retirement Fund. ACSRF was formed in 1981, initially to provide retirement saving benefits for employees of Catholic schools, Catholic Church agencies and the clergy. In 2006, ACSRF was granted a public offer licence, opening up membership to the broader ...

VISSF appoints mandate with State Trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
The Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund has appointed State Trustees Limited to provide financial planning services to its members. VISSF chose Victoria-based State Trustees after a thorough evaluation process, noted a statement from the ...

State Street wins $2.2bn Canadian mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... Saskatchewan Teachers Federation represents more than 12,000 elementary and secondary school teachers in publicly funded schools. Gwen Dueck, general secretary of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said State Street's technological capabilities were ...

Mercer wins Equipsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Equipsuper, Mercer recently won administration mandates with ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme, the Non Government Schools Superannuation Fund in early September, and the Retirement Benefits Fund of Tasmania. Industry fund Equipsuper has both ...

Mercer wins ANZ Staff Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... he said. ANZ is the latest addition to Mercer's client base, following the appointment of Mercer by the Non Government Schools Superannuation Fund in early September, and the Retirement Benefits Fund of Tasmania. Meanwhile, the recent spate of new appointments ...

African women suffer most: World Bank

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... income declines in Uganda and a fall in income from agriculture in Madagascar where girls were first to be pulled out of schools. The World Bank has warned that an additional 700,000 African infants are likely to die before their first birthday as a ...