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Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... million members and $37 billion in assets under management. Australia's largest fund will soon expand again, taking Westscheme to form a $40 billion powerhouse with 1.7 million members - or more than 1 in 10 of all working Australians. McGuirk said industry ...

WA director joins AustralianSuper board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... West Australian-based director on its trustee board. McGurk, who replaces the retiring Cath Bowtell, is a director of Westscheme, which is set to merge with AustralianSuper to form a $40 billion fund. She is also a Western Australian State Training Board ...

AustralianSuper names former Hastings director as head of infra

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... transactions at Hastings Fund Management, and as director of infrastructure at Deutsche Bank AG. AustralianSuper and Westscheme recently announced they would merge to create a $40 billion super fund with 1.7 million members, further cementing AustralianSuper's ...

Westscheme merges with AustralianSuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
The merger of AustralianSuper and Westscheme announced today would create a $40 billion super fund with 1.7 million members, further cementing AustralianSuper's ranking as Australia's biggest super fund. In a joint press conference at 1pm today, long-time ...

MTAA halts new money to 'illiquid' option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... alternative assets will continue to be an integral part of their\ strategic investment approach. Other super funds such as Westscheme and Prime Super, which share the same asset consultant as MTAA - Access Economics - also offer target return option ...

Property recovery reignites super fund war

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... in front by 2 percentage points. Changing investment fortunes has seen funds such as MTAA Super, Military Super and Westscheme climb 15 or more places, already putting them in the zone of major retail platforms, said Rainmaker. Rainmaker said continued ...

Westscheme sells $300m Brisbane property

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The $3.2 billion Westscheme has sold its stake in Brisbane Square for $300 million to Telstra Super and the Charter Hall Core Plus Office Fund. According to a media statement yesterday, Westscheme announced the $300 million enterprise value meant the ...

Westscheme appoints new chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
Company director Eva Skira is the new chair of super fund Westscheme, after Dr. Paul Schapper, who held the position since 1998 retired this week. Skira has a background in banking and capital markets, having previously worked as a stockbroker and held ...

AQR wins $330m-plus insto mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... two super funds less than three months after the strategy was launched. One of the super fund investors is WA-based Westscheme, which poured $160 million into the strategy, confirmed Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. More recently, the firm ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... plays out, superannuation is going to remain a minor issue electorally. Howard Rosario, chief executive of super fund Westscheme, said, "I don't know if super is a top issue for the [independents]."