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Euro solar attracting Australian investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... support investment in clean-energy projects and provide additional support for innovation in a way that is supported by unions, environmental groups and superannuation funds. "Despite any pending agreement on carbon taxation the uncertainty won't stop ...

Dutch pension fund set for major reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... after the government closed on a reforms agreement. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the government, employers and unions had reached agreement, which will result in pension funds having more freedom to choose their investments. Pension funds ...

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... support investment in clean-energy projects and provide additional support for innovation in a way that is supported by unions, environmental groups and superannuation funds who want to invest in the technology," said Swan. According to Craig Turnbull ...

Hyperion scoops $600m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... substantial new mandate in what is regarded as a major success for the quality investor. The Construction and Building Unions Superannuation (Cbus) awarded Hyperion a $600 million mandate for their High Conviction Large Cap Australian strategy in March ...

Budget 2011: "Benign" Budget a relief for finance sector

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... be factored in to wage negotiation. "That's why it is very important that there is dialogue between employer groups and unions," she said. The Budget has also allocated nearly $80 million to regulators including the tax office, the Australian Prudential ...

High level super talks on now

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... achieve its goal of raising the super guarantee (SG) from 9 per cent to 12 per cent. "Our stakeholders include employers and unions," she said. "Employers are concerned about the costs. Unions are looking to preserve worker entitlements and an increase ...

Bank reaches for industry fund members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... "We've got plenty of scale for growth." The bank has launched a new home loan package for members of industry funds and unions with a variable mortgage rate of 7.09 per cent, an offset account with ATM access, a credit card and an option to fix for three ...

Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
At least 10 credit unions are in merger talks with superannuation funds set to follow as the financial services sector consolidates, Australian Central Savings & Loans director Terry McGuirk said yesterday. Speaking at a forum on fund mergers at the ...

WA director joins AustralianSuper board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper has improved its nationwide representation with the appointment of Simone McGurk, the first West Australian-based director on its trustee board. McGurk, who replaces the retiring Cath Bowtell, is a director of Westscheme, which is set ...

Cbus to shut down 'capital guaranteed' option, renames default

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Construction and Building Unions Superannuation (Cbus) has closed two of its investment options, including 'capital guaranteed', while renaming its default option to 'growth'. Cbus fully closed its moderate growth option at the end of 2010, while ...