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AIST chair set sights on UN PRI board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chair, Ian Robertson, has nominated for a position on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Local Government Superannuation (LGS) trustee, Robertson was integral ...

Top 10 budget quotes

Financial Standard sifts through a record haul of budget commentary to highlight the industry's thinking on the government's budget announcement last night. "Commonsense has prevailed with the non-concessional contribution cap remaining unchanged." ...

Fee disclosure for intermediaries: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
The $230 billion CalPERS is forging ahead with its investment transparency overhaul when it proposed a new policy for the disclosure of "placement agents" brokering new business and fees paid to them. A key committee of the California Public Employees' ...

Media Super pushes into equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The $2 billion Media Super is starting to feed money back into Australian equities, searching for a chief investment officer and finalising a new group insurance contract. Fresh from the merger between PRINT SUPER and JUST SUPER, Ross Martin, chief ...

Mercer wins NGS Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The $2.6 billion industry super fund NGS Super has appointed Mercer as its administrator and financial advice provider to its members. Mercer announced yesterday its appointment to oversee the non-Government schools industry fund's member services ...

Aon welcomes insurance transfers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
The $1.6 billion Aon Master Trust is ramping up its insurance initiatives when it recently offered its existing members insurance transfers with no health evidence required. Aon announced it is offering its existing members the chance to transfer their ...

MLC improves Business Super insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
MLC has improved the firm's MasterKey Business Super insurance by extending the insurable age, adding automatic death, total and permanent disability (TPD) cover and refining income protection definitions. The enhanced insurance means members can access ...

Rio Tinto Super adds Alcan Gove members

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
The $2.3 billion Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund will soon receive a $135 million boost to its assets under management when it opens its doors to members of the Alcan Gove Superannuation Plan tomorrow. From 1 May, all Alcan Gove Superannuation Plan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
The Australian share market should open higher after strong gains on Wall Street. At 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 35 points at 3,756. In economic news on Thursday, the National Australia Bank business ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Senator Nick Sherry has announced another inquiry into the superannuation system that kickstarts what could be the most fundamental review of modern superannuation since its introduction in the mid1980s. "After 21 years of operation, it's time to have ...