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Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
The high Aussie dollar (AUD) is leading to more active use of ETFs as investors seek to use the strong currency to tap markets outside Australia and gain access to a broader set of industrial sectors. Mark Oliver, head of iShares Australia said that ...

Northern Trust secures UK charity mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Northern Trust has won a GBP345 million mandate from The Nesta Trust for custody and related services. The mandate represents Northern Trust's focus on charities, foundations and endowments following recent wins in the UK from the Health Foundation ...

AGEST signs GBST

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... said Cath Bowtell, AGEST CEO. "Given the importance of the sector, both to the economy and Australians relying on a healthy nest egg in retirement, it's positive to see the superannuation industry moving towards higher levels of accountability and transparency ...

Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... red tape burden on the industry and mean lower fees for account holders, leaving them with more money to invest in their nest egg." Head of the FSC John Brogden also maintained the reduction in the number of accounts in the system would improve overall ...

AustralianSuper creates head of equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new role of head of equities as part of its strategy to build in-house investment talent, but the fund was clear that this does not mean mandates will be removed from external managers. Innes McKeand has accepted the newly ...

Submissions open on excess super contribution cap refund rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... widespread consternation with large numbers of people breaching them, incurring large tax penalties on their superannuation nest eggs. More than 65,000 people breached the concessional cap in the 2009-10 financial year, an increase of 75.6% on the previous ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Global equities fund managers are often choosing the same stocks for their top 10 holdings, research house Lonsec has found in its latest global equity fund sector review. The review rated 39 funds of which 26 were qualitatively managed by active stock ...

UK edges closer to universal pension scheme

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Chancellor George Osborne recently gave the green light for the establishment of the National Employment and Savings Trust (NEST), even though the scheme borrows heavily on policy championed by the previous Labour government. The National Employment ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Despite better economic numbers from the US and at home, Australians are less confident about their finances today than they were three months ago, a study found. The Suncorp Life Confidence Index fell 1.5 points fell from 60.9 in April 2010 to 59.4 ...

One in five ignore super accounts

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Damian Hill points out that not only are people missing out on thousands of dollars in lost super - but their retirement nest eggs are eaten up through unnecessary fees and charges imposed by multiple funds. The fund is encouraging its members to access ...