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Winton Capital wins Future Fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Australia's Future Fund has awarded a new mandate to London-based alternative investment firm, Winton Capital Management. The $74.6 billion Future Fund, set up to help future Australian Governments pay the cost of public sector superannuation liabilities ...

Europe to follow Australian sustainability lead

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... responsible investment training centre, established with a grant of A$2.5 million from the Treasury of the Australian Government. "The UK finance sector got a real sense of Australian leadership in this growing field," said Shepherd.

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... by 11 per cent to nearly US$4 trillion this year, up from US$3.59 trillion in 2010, the report said. The Australian Government's Future Fund, set up in 2006 with US$18 billion in seed capital, must return between 4.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent returns ...

ASIC and govt launch MoneySmart.gov.au

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... said. The National Financial Literacy Strategy and the new MoneySmart.gov.au website are endorsed by the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board. "After many years working towards improving the financial literacy of Australians, it's great to ...

GESB appoints chair

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
John Langoulant is the new chairman of the board at WA-based super fund GESB. The $11.5 billion fund appointed Langoulant, chief executive officer of Oakajee Port & Rail, for a five-year period from March 7, 2011. "Langoulant's extensive government ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... Rod Whithear to review public sector superannuation arrangements and the reforms on behalf of the Western Australian Government. The Whithear Report 'Putting Members First' was finalised in February 2010. According to a statement on the WA Treasury's ...

Perth mint eyes gold investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Western Australian government is making it easier for retail investors to buy gold and silver investments in real-time through a new project spearheaded by the Perth Mint. Targeting investors from individuals to institutions looking for volume breaks ...

IQ Business boosts AGEST tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
IQ Business Group has signed the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) to its newly launched Microsoft Solutions Practice. The Sydney-based division, headed by Ragav Jagannathan, supports financial services firms to ensure the ...

Delays for Military Super merger

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... government introduced a package of bills to collectively support these government reforms. The Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2010 establishes the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation as a single trustee body responsible ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... women on the streets and even schoolgirls are being interviewed to give their opinion. What happens to the Australian government policies? How will the Gillard government act on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), health, education, immigration, and ...