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Challenger wins $650m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
Challenger has won a $650 million mandate to be invested in its Guaranteed Index Return product, bringing the total guaranteed product sales for the life company to an estimated $2.15 billion this financial year. Stuart Barton, head of marketing and ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... the attendees to look more closely at research that suggests industry competition drove fees down. "The corporate master trust market is one where it is sometimes argued that the benefit of rigorous competition does flow directly to members," he said. ...

New performance reporting standards for retail funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
The Investment and Financial Services Association is implementing a new investment reporting format that will require retail super funds to revert back to performance figures gross of any ongoing and advice fees. The objective is to facilitate comparability ...

US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... proposals came from a number of sources including US-based Amalgamated Bank, the Service Employees International Union's Master Trust and Chicago-based Sisters of Charity. While the number of shareholder proposals might appear low, the actual number ...

Navigator tops best platform list

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... significant improvements within those areas," he said. Investment Trends' report is based on analyst reviews comparing 25 master trust and wrap platforms across 430 aspects of their service offering.

Asgard spends big on platform upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... spent more money on its investment platforms in the past 18 months than ever as part of a strategy that will see its Master Trust, Elements and eWrap platforms move under the one administration platform. Wayne Wilson, head of Asgard, said the changes ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

Anderson appointed MD of Mercer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... of Mercer's outsourcing business for Asia Pacific, a role which encompasses leadership of Mercer's superannuation master trust, administration and member services for stand-alone corporate and multi employer superannuation plans and private client financial ...

Russell wins OneSteel mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Russell has snagged one of the biggest master trust mandates when OneSteel outsourced its $1.1 billion corporate fund to the Russell Super Solution Master Trust (SSMT). The OneSteel superannuation fund has almost 11,000 members. Russell Investments ...

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Platform and admin providers have less than three weeks to map out a bid that could secure them a landmark contract from a new planning syndicate led by Wizard founder Mark Bouris and ex-Genesys head Ray Miles - but details of the bid suggest any deal ...