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ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... more if the industry is willing to fund it. "Consultants get paid to do research in what they're interested in, so if trustees aren't interested in it, guess what happens? It's the same in the funds management and broking industry, there's not enough ...

SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
A new survey revealed two thirds of self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are not changing their investment strategy despite almost half experiencing paper losses. The AMP Capital/Investment Trends 2008 SMSF Investor Report found 46 per cent of SMSFs ...

Finance industry groups respond to ETS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... trading scheme (ETS) by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said the ETS is a necessary foundation for pragmatically responding to climate change. But it needs to be introduced ...

IAG and NRMA outsources super admin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... observed the battle for market share was as intense as ever. Innovation and quality have become core buying requirements of trustees and employers. "IAG and NRMA are leading the increasing number of corporate superannuation plans who want to reduce the ...

HESTA chief scoops FEAL award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... member of the Conference of Major Superannation Funds (CMSF), board member of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, a trustee of the State Superannuation Board and a trustee of both the State and the Women in Super management committee. ...

ING takes DB admin in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... Pankhurst. He said outsourcing the administration of its defined benefit business was an issue that was continually raised by trustees and employers. "A lot of the tender managers have been saying this to us for some time that we're such a player in ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... be developing programs for business development managers so they can meaningful conversations with their clients and trustees." Gibbs said the academy is exploring different partnerships with universities and other educational providers to ensure the ...

Pension deficits halts M&A activity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... increased from 8.3 to 21.2 per cent since December last year. Deborah Cooper, Mercer head of retirement resource group, said trustees must assess and monitor their sponsoring companies to understand which category they lie in. "For good reasons, many ...

Super fund asset allocation on hold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
The country's major asset consultants said super fund trustees are not rushing to change their overall asset allocation strategies post the sub-prime crisis although some are placing fixed income assets under closer review. Financial Standard interviewed ...

What property bust?

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... assumption that the property market is going to crash is a myth, said SG Hiscock & Company. Speaking last week at an EQT Trustees lunch, Stephen Hiscock, managing director of SG Hiscock & Co, has ruled out a recurrence of a property market crash similar ...