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Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Italy," he said. Spooner said non-cyclical stocks would fare best in the current environment. His two picks were private hospital operator Ramsey Health Care and funerals provider Invocare. Ramsay Health Care would benefit from the growing population ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
REST Industry Super's core strategy achieved returns of 9.56% for the last financial year, which the fund attributed to its active management style, while its tax-free core pension strategy returned 10.71%. The $20 billion hospitality industry fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger today, despite the absence of leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0702 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,614. In economics news on Tuesday, the ...

Industry digs deep for children's charity

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... The proceeds were donated to the Humpty Dumpty Foundation, which provides much needed medical equipment for children's hospital wards. "We were all captivated by the work the Humpty Dumpty foundation does. The aim was to raise $3,585 to purchase an Air ...

Banks loss is super fund gain: IFM

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
Top returns in infrastructure debt are driving superannuation growth opportunities as banks withdraw funding to the sector, an industry leader has said. Brett Himbury, chief executive of Industry Fund Management (IFM), said superannuation funds were ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Rising M&A activity in superannuation is forcing asset consultants to lift their game or risk being edged out by their rivals - and the leading players are future-proofing their business through bigger investment teams and sharpened investment models. ...

Former MilitarySuper chief joins HOSTPLUS

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
HOSTPLUS sharpens focus on product and service development with the appointment of Paul Watson as executive manager, member and consumer choice. Watson is responsible for producing and implementing the $9 billion hospitality and tourism fund's strategic ...

Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Future Fund chairman David Murray has signed on for a further 12 months at the sovereign wealth fund amid controversy over an alleged board split, it was announced yesterday. Treasurer Wayne Swan re-appointed Murray for a further year, saying in a press ...

FSS and Health Super merger on track

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... sector employees in NSW. The merger is seen as a natural partnership as First State has many members in the NSW public hospital system while Health Super has members in the Victorian public hospital system. The merger will bring total funds under management ...

Future Fund returns 7.5pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
The Future Fund has posted a 7.5 per cent return in the year to December, with the performance attributed to more investments towards equities and alternatives, and continuing reduction in its debt and cash holdings. According to the fund's December ...