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Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson put responsible ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth, APRA Member Helen Rowell also voiced concern about the movement towards increased member investment choice. "A sound investment ...

Adviser engagement becomes TPB main priority

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... stakeholders, including financial advisers. In June 2013, the TPB conducted its first outreach event aimed at financial advisers in Perth and Darwin. "We had contact with over 700 tax and BAS agents and financial advisers, accounting for about 16% of ...

Future Fund hands confidential documents to AustralianSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... Future Fund has provided AustralianSuper with confidential documents containing details of the acquisition of a stake in Perth Airport. "The Future Fund has voluntarily provided a small number of confidential documents to assist in bringing the matter ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... both in Australia and globally," he said. The $85 billion Future Fund recently defended the price it paid for a stake in Perth Airport and dismissed concerns that infrastructure assets are in bubble territory. Future Fund chief investment officer David ...

Future Fund legally bound to protect docs in AustralianSuper feud

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX) if it hands over documents to AustralianSuper relating to its purchase of a stake in Perth airport. It is understood that AustralianSuper is demanding board minutes, meeting records and copies of the agreements between ...

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from WealthSure

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... risk management, with consequent detrimental outcomes for consumers. A Federal Court document recently revealed that the Perth-based dealer group has terminated 90 authorised representatives following a court case against the group. Also, a former WealthSure ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... will meet in the Victorian Supreme Court in mid-October to dispute the circumstances around the sale of a 29.7% stake in Perth airport. AustralianSuper, which manages $60 billion on behalf of two million members, owned 5% in the airport and intended ...

Future Fund accused of withholding docs in airport spat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper has upped the ante in its dispute over the Future Fund's purchase of a stake in Perth airport, accusing the $80 billion sovereign wealth fund of withholding crucial documents. AustralianSuper said it had requested documentation from ...

Future Fund denies wrongdoing in Perth Airport deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... denying any liability for the damages incurred by Australia's largest super fund during its acquisition of a shareholding in Perth Airport Development group. In February the $60 billion AustralianSuper threatened legal action against the $85 billion ...