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Early release of super scammer sent to prison

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... nearly $11,000 in fees from 24 applicants. The AFP said the woman illegally used the details of professionals such as teachers, nurses, doctors, and pharmacists to falsely certify documents and statutory declarations. AFP detective superintendent Peter ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... 1 January 2025. Battams is currently on the board of QIC and chairs its risk committee. He also chairs the Queensland Teachers Union Health Fund. Battams is also the current chair and managing director of Labor Holdings, an investment vehicle of the ...

CalSTRS creates Total Fund Management division

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has established a Total Fund Management division, according to its latest Investments Branch business plan. CalSTRS chief investment officer Scott Chan, who took on the role this month following ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... period, it finalised the sale of its 19.8% stake in Victoria's toll road network ConnectEast Group with co-investors Teachers Insurance, and Annuity Association of America to the Future Fund and QIC. In early 2024, the fund upped its commitment to ...

Inflation pummels adviser pay by 20%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... essentially equates to a $42,000 gap or 20%. Meanwhile, paraplanners saw their pay increase just 2.6%. Comparatively, teachers' pay increased 3% p.a. Recruit 2 Advice principal Dugald Braithwaite said the results raise a few questions relative to salaries ...

Nuveen chief executive exits amid leadership shakeup

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... Chicago, will also chair the Nuveen executive leadership team and serve on the executive leadership committee of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) - which owns Nuveen. He joined the firm in 2008 as chief operating officer ...

Future Fund, QIC finalise new deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... and QIC reached a deal for an interest in the EastLink toll road network sold by New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, advised by its investment advisor Nuveen Infrastructure. The transaction involves ...

CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has named a chief investment officer to succeed Christopher Ailman, who announced his retirement in January after a long tenure. Scott Chan, who's served as deputy chief investment officer since ...

Budget 2024: Stage 3 tax cuts to take effect July 1

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... bigger tax cut than they would have under the previous government. This is about rewarding the hard work of our nurses and teachers, truckies and tradies. "And the 2.9 million people earning $45,000 or less, who would have received nothing." The Morrison ...

Ontario Teachers' massively underperforms benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board reported a meagre 1.9% net return for 2023, falling short of its 8.7% benchmark, translating to a $15.8 billion negative value add. This contrasted with a modest 4% return in 2022, which surpassed its benchmark ...