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$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... returned 12.2% post tax. If the Reserve Bank lowers rates further, this differential is only going to magnify. Some local super funds are trying to pre-empt the impact. AustralianSuper recently wrote to members cautioning that while risks need to be ...

Super funds line up for Sevior

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... June that year, according to research from Rainmaker. It was not confirmed if this was linked to Sevior's departure. Local Super, which has since merged with Statewide Super, terminated a $150 million Australian equities mandate with Perpetual in September ...

Alternatives beyond reach for in-house

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... externally, he said. The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) recently said that it would be working with local super funds on scenario analyses for moving more funds to suitable Australian alternative managers.

AIMA helping super funds plan HF moves

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Alternative Investment Management Association will be working with local super funds on scenario analyses for moving more funds to suitable Australian alternative managers. Recent data from administrator GlobeOp showed that in June hedge funds globally ...

StatewideSuper teams up with Health Partners

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... discounted price," said the fund in a statement. StatewideSuper recently merged with another South Australian super fund, Local Super, to become the largest South Australian industry fund, with over 164,000 members and more than $4bn in funds under management. ...

Aust needs better PPP infra structures: Greiner

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... infrastructure assets is indicative of the failure of Australian governments to structure deals in a way suitable for local super funds. Nick Greiner, chairman of Infrastructure NSW, said yesterday that although a lower cost of capital for Canadian funds ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
StatewideSuper and Local Super have merged, creating a $4bn superannuation fund, based in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The merger was enabled by planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association ...

GMO shuts Aus equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Boston-based fund manager GMO has shut down its Australian equities strategy. Despite confirming the closure, the fund manager is giving no further comment at this stage on the rationale behind the decision. Rainmaker research puts funds under management ...

Statewide and Local enter merger due diligence

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The merger between StatewideSuper and Local Super is moving to the next stage after receiving in principle approval from the major shareholders of both funds. Chair of StatewideSuper, Nicholas Begakis, and Local Super chair, Juliet Brown, said the proposed ...

Aust equities drive default growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... options) over the 12 months with 7.7% returns, followed by Triple-S (SA), Catholic Super and Vision Super all on 6% and Local Super (SA) with 5.9%. Vision Super topped the Personal super funds (by balanced options) list over the 12 months with 6%, LUCRF ...