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State Super to combine with two NSW state funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... other state-run funds. The management of SAS Trustee Corporation, the trustee of State Super, will merge with that of the Safety, Return to Work and Support Division (SRWSD) and NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) to form a fund worth $65 billion. The amalgamated ...

Singapore lifts CPF rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in his budget speech: "We are strengthening social safety nets, and mitigating inequalities."

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... start of 2014 to 2.74% last night. Worse (for emerging markets), the more they stumble, the more funds would flow into the safety of US Treasuries putting further downward pressure on yields and lesser pressure not to taper. Finally, let me take you ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... "BHP Billiton and Rio are leaders in the mining space. Compared to their peers, they've got a better environmental and safety performance," he told Financial Standard. "I think people have taken a bit more sophisticated approach to just not investing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... and a Canadian pension fund proposed a buy-out. Engineering group Leighton Holdings lost 17 cents to $16.68 after work safety agency Comcar announced it would launch a Federal Court case against subsidiary John Holland over the death of a worker on Brisbane's ...

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... eight storey Rana Plaza building, which killed 1,129 people and injured more than 2,500, highlighted to the world the poor safety standards that are commonplace in the country. It also underscored the urgent need for global retailers to take action. ...

FPA wants schools to teach financial literacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... Financial Literacy Strategy must be about explaining the benefits and limitations of MySuper and that it is no more than a safety net." The National Financial Literacy Strategy started in 2011 and ASIC is reviewing and updated it this year. The regulator ...

LGS takes stand on Bangladesh, gains MySuper licence

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... executive of Local Government Super, said, "We support the action being taken by brands and retailers to help improve worker safety and welfare. In signing the Investor Statement on Bangladesh, Local Government Super is taking a first - but important ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Australian Ethical international portfolio manager Nathan Lim said Chinese companies are continually improving health and safety provisions. "China's growing maturity in regards to health and safety has seen increased focus on standards and enforcement," ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... stupid things. Equity markets are now turning on their head with investors, according to reports, rotating back into the 'safety' of US Treasuries. Stupid, right? Stupid why? Stupid why is because the death of QE would hit bonds more than it does equities. ...