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Asia Pac property assets draw mandate appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
LaSalle Investment Management, one of the biggest names in property management in Asia, gives Australian institutional investors food for thought on the opportunities in the region. Jeff Jacobson, global chief executive of the $40 billion fund manager ...

Asia unseats South Africa in gold race

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Indonesia, Tanzania and China reported the fastest growing output for gold last year - usurping South Africa, once the world's largest gold producer, which saw its production levels drop 5 per cent, according to a precious metals expert. British research ...

Check unit prices on your mobile: Quadrant

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Checking unit prices on your personal computer is so 2009 - Quadrant Super has launched a new service letting members review their unit prices on their mobile phones. The fund launched its mobile phone unit pricing service earlier this month, making ...

Combined Fund taps more growth assets

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
Combined Fund has increased its growth and balanced strategies' exposure to growth assets as markets improve and super funds return to riskier investments. According to a newsletter from Combined Fund, the fund's balanced option was managed on a 70/30 ...

APRA targets illegal early release on super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
Planners should take note of how they can help clients combat the illegal early release (IER) of super benefits, following APRA's letter last week to super fund trustees vulnerable to the practice. In the letter, APRA specifically targets IER involving ...

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Super funds are racing to get the government's rubberstamp on intra-fund advice relief - with AvSuper, Plum and HESTA among those that already offer, or about to offer, the expanded advice service to their members. AvSuper received the authorisation ...

RARE eyes Indian and Mexican assets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
RARE Infrastructure, which doubled its FUM from $834 million to $1.53 billion in 12 months, is buying up more assets in India and Mexico within its emerging markets portfolio. Sarah Shaw, senior investment analyst and portfolio manager - emerging markets ...

Blue chips back in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Cyclical stocks may be on top of many investors' lists but one fund manager said the time is ripe to get back to blue chips, too. Kate Howitt, portfolio manager with Fidelity's Australianequities team, said 2010 will favour prudent investors as the ...

HOSTPLUS pushes into GC retail market

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
HOSTPLUS continues to defy convention by opening a retail shop in Queensland - the first time a non-profit super fund is opening its doors directly to the public and another signal that the Victorian fund is not afraid to expand aggressively outside ...

Sec lending to split from custody

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
The multi-million dollar securities lending market in Australia could be in for a shakeup as super funds consider separating their custodial services from securities lending and cash collateral management. Giselle Awad, senior vice president business ...