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Cbus Connect merger heralds investment changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Cbus is in merger talks with electricity fund CONNECT - a move that could see changes in overlapping mandates and a face off between each fund's asset consultant, Frontier Investments and JANA. Cbus, the industry fund for the construction, building ...

Planners open up to Hamilton Securities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... set up specifically to launch the takeover bid for the orchard trust, said Craig. He said the offer involves issuing 30 A Class Hamilton Securities shares for each debenture of the Timbercorp Orchard Trust. This ratio is based on the last ASX sale price ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... Paul Lee, director at Hermes Equity Ownership Service, said at an industry forum yesterday that local super funds are world-class when it comes to seriously tackling ESG risks. The joint survey, for example, ranked AustralianSuper, Cbus, Christian Super ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
The best risk management tool any investor can have is a culture of awareness to diversify risk - not just assets, said one industry expert. Alison Tarditi, chief investment officer of the multi-billion dollar Australian Reward Investment Alliance ...

Praemium targets new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Praemium is looking to "rebrand" its V-Wrap service in the coming months with improved services, and working on a separately managed account offering that gives investors exposure to asset classes outside equities. Speaking at the Praemium Business ...

Russell hires Telstra Super portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
Russell Investments has appointed former Telstra Super portfolio manager Nicole Connolly as director of alternatives - consulting. Connolly will be responsible for undertaking due diligence on alternative investment strategies including funds and fund ...

Caution drives SMSFs to remain in cash: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... according to a new survey, despite more than a third of respondents stating over half their assets are parked in the asset class. The Ubank survey found 66 per cent of respondents to the survey said the global financial crisis had influenced their decisions ...

Schroders scoops intl equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... last year, according to Rainmaker - a sign that super funds and financial planners may be putting their faith in the asset class to perform in the next year.

UniSuper rejigs equities, combines cash and FI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... equities allocations within its eight pre-mixed investment options, and combined cash and fixed interest under one asset class. UniSuper has largely upped its allocations towards Australian equities and reduced its exposure to international shares, according ...

Women make up 30 pc of trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Days after Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for 40 per cent of board directors of Australia's Top 200 ASX listed companies to be women, research by Rainmaker released today on International Women's Day confirmed that not even not-for-profit ...