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Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Super funds have been urged to perform oil vulnerability assessment after blasts rocked Moamar Gaddafi's Tripoli compound this morning. As explosions and anti-aircraft fire rocked the Libyan capital, brent crude prices rose to US$114.86 per barrel. ...

AustralianSuper names former Hastings director as head of infra

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new position for Jason Peasley, a former director at Hastings Fund Management. Peasley, who has more than 16 years of infrastructure investment experience, will join the superannuation giant as the Head of Infrastructure ...

Franklin Global Growth gets three-star rating

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Franklin Global Growth has now been rated by Standard & Poor's, completing the analyst firm's review of the International Equities Large Cap - Concentrated peer group. Franklin Global Growth was given three stars in its debut grading by the ratings ...

Super on table for October tax review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Superannuation will be up for discussion at the Federal Government's October tax summit raising the spectre of further review, with industry figures asking for stability after a tumultuous few years. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian ...

ISN urges members to seek intra-fund advice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Industry super funds have started a national advertising campaign across major metropolitan newspapers to urge their members to seek financial advice from their fund. Umbrella group, Industry Super Network (ISN), said the awareness campaign would help ...

Last call for your say on law change

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Submissions close at 5pm today on draft laws the Federal Government claims will encourage foreign companies to set up headquarters in Australia. The reforms affect the Controlled Foreign Company and Foreign Accumulation Fund rules. Industry commentators ...

Standard Life hires top Macq director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Standard Life Investments has hired Macquarie Global Investments' Craig Aspinall as investment director. He will develop the Australian arm of the Edinburgh-based global investment giant from its Sydney office. Aspinall, once a financial planner, joins ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Australia's Future Fund is now the 13th largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, moving up from 15th place according to new figures from alternative investment research firm Preqin. The report compares the world's sovereign wealth funds in US dollar ...

Senior departures at Acadian

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The departure of two senior portfolio managers will not affect the rating of five Acadian Asset Management funds, ratings firm Standard & Poor's said yesterday. The recent loss of Terry Burnham, director of portfolio management and Qi Zeng, portfolio ...

Fund, Insurers unafraid of Japan quake cost

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
A superannuation fund which invested $300 million in the catastrophe bond sector last year has said it does not expect any direct losses from the Japan earthquake tragedy. Paul Gregory, head of communications for New Zealand Superannuation Fund, said ...