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AGEST signs GBST

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... performance management services for six AGEST mandates. The agreement is driven by a change in focus of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) to after-tax performance given it is the most relevant result for members. "Measuring ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... executive of QIC Limited, at a recent superannuation industry seminar. MacTaggart said the popularity of Australian government debt is another reason why there is upward pressure on the AUD, explaining that it's not just the resources sector pushing ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... strategies with broad implications in terms of generating real returns amid low growth. "If they achieve it, the Australian government's contraction of its budget is going to be a very significant reduction in public sector spending. It's probably the ...

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... to be a stronger and faster cyclical recovery than most intermediate bond markets are currently pricing. Australian government nominal and inflation linked bonds have not been downgraded, maintaining a 'moderately unattractive' rating. "Our base case ...

Super trustee guidelines for retirement estimates

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... required variables, and using the default assumptions. These assumptions are based on the advice of the Australian Government Actuary. Retirement estimate must also set out the mandatory content explaining how the retirement estimate has been calculated ...

Vanguard founder joins MLC board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... the Board." Duffield is currently chair of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies and a member of the Australian government's Financial Centre Task Force. He is also a director of National Corporate Investment Services Limited, National Asset Management ...

MTAA Super names new chief and board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... for the Victorian Emergency Services and State Super Fund from 2001. She also served on the Board of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust. Perdikaris is currently the Chief Executive of MTA Apprentice Plus, a training organisation ...

Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... that small caps are overvalued. "Cash is the preferred defensive asset, with investment grade credit and Australian government bonds also having stretched valuations," said Stuart. "Our view that the Australian dollar was vulnerable to a correction proved ...

Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... infrastructure spending and paying for it, noted Infrastructure Australia in their June 2011 report to the Council of Australian Government. Infrastructure Australia warned that Australians and governments are reluctant to borrow to fund infrastructure ...

MilitarySuper chief executive to stand down

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... since October 2010 when he took over from Paul Watson. Previously to that Seton was chief executive of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST). Seton said he felt the "time was right" to move on from MilitarySuper following a ...