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Industry fund reviews DB payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... Salarylink, a defined benefit fund for local government workers, is investigating the accuracy of salary data provided by councils. A joint statement provided by Local Government Association of South Australia chief executive Matt Pinnegar, and Statewide ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Despite more than 75% of the UK's local councils declaring a climate emergency, their pension funds are still pouring billions into fossil fuels the world over. A new report from campaigners Platform, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... guarantee funding for devolved administrations by £2 billion to £16 billion and up to £500 million of funding for councils to support local public health. The Exchequer's largesse came on the same day the UK central bank expanded QE -- increasing ...

Industry fund adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... Hallam has held senior executive positions at the Federal Treasury, the National Office of Local Government and city councils of Esk Shire and Townsville. He was also a director for Queensland Treasury Corporation, which LGIAsuper said has prepared him ...

Industry fund sees boost in additional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 3 FEB 2019
... staff will enjoy a better quality of retirement," McLinden said. Vision Super is currently in talks with six other local councils to make the program available to employees. "As an industry fund, members are at the centre of everything we do, and it's ...

CPA Australia names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... great organisation and I'm looking forward to meeting and working with all the staff, as well as the division and branch councils. Delivering value and service to members will be a priority and I will be talking with members to get an understanding of ...

S&P hit with historic court decision

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... investments from multiple investor sectors - SPB mentions institutional investors, private high-net-worth individuals, councils across Australia, significant charitable organisations and churches - in the lead-up to the global financial crisis. Participating ...

FOX launches private investor centre

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... spring and autumn global investment forums where members network with peers; attend private investor and strategic CIO councils; conduct an annual global investment survey; and communicate through a direct investor network; and an investment strategy ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... There's also a demand for private capital to get in and there are some managers filling that gap to enable the local councils to build social housing or special purpose housing and so on. It's a small part of the impact universe." Standard Life Investments ...

Tail risk hedging works for industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Vision Super has reassured local councils the $7.5 billion fund has protected its defined benefit (DB) members from share market downturns thanks to a tail risk hedging strategy. Vision Super chief investment officer Michael Wyrsch said management of ...