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UK adds SMSF after slashing Australian pension schemes

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... Aussie funds from 1,600 to one on July 1. From early September, the P Wyns Age 55 Super Fund (SMSF) has joined the Local Government Superannuation Scheme as the only two approved Australian funds on the QROPS list. The list was tightened in July after ...

Tasplan and Quadrant to use Acurity software

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... under administration by clients. Tasplan, a Tasmanian multi-industry fund and Quadrant, with roots in Tasmanian local government, will operate as one entity from November 2015 under the Tasplan brand.

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Improving Australia's tax system will allow greater access for equity capital investment in to local businesses and boost the entrepreneurial potential of the economy according to Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... investors took some major steps towards reducing their own exposure to what has become known as "carbon risk". Local Government Super (LGS) and HESTA became the first multi-billion dollar super funds to introduce a fossil fuel screening policy across ...

Scale drove CalPERS hedge fund move

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... as only four funds were found to have exposures greater than 10%: Commonwealth Super Corporation, Local Government Super Scheme, Club Super and the United Technologies Corporation Retirement Plan. The Future Fund Management Agency allocation to hedge ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget speech 2014 -15

... expected to permanently boost the size of the economy by one per cent. These projects will mean real activity and real jobs in local communities. Shovels will start moving within a matter of months. For example, in New South Wales construction on the ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... liabilities and various endowment reserves. It operates a balanced mandate with exposure to all the major asset classes including local and overseas equities, property, fixed interest, alternative investments and cash which are overseen by a five person ...

AustralianSuper granted MySuper license

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... Media Super, NSW Electrical Super Scheme, Prime Super, Professional Associations Super, Quadrant, QIEC, Qld Local Government Super Board, REI Super, REST, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, Statewide, Sunsuper, TWU Super and Vicsuper. ...

NSW councils entitled to compo: Fed court

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... NSW councils were entitled to compensation from ratings agency Standard & Poor's, investment bank ABN Amro and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS). The councils lost $16 million, or 93% of their capital investment, on the complex investments called ...