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Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian financial services firm Macquarie Group is the world's largest investor in alternative assets with almost $95 billion invested in infrastructure, according to research by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Total assets managed by the ...

Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The federal government's comprehensive look-through requirements, due to come in on July 1 2014, may compromise confidentiality agreements and erode members' returns, according to Graeme Miller, Towers Watson's director of investment services Australia. ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
While the majority of the Stronger Super reforms now apply, the government has deferred two of its last-minute measures, after many in the industry said it was impossible to comply. The first measure to be deferred is the product dashboard for MySuper ...

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... five Workplace super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 22.0%, VISSF with 21.3%, Arc TOWER with 20.6%, REST with 19.0% and AvSuper with 18.6%. The top five Personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months ...

Mirvac sells 50% stake in Sydney CBD office to AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... will receive a rent guarantee over remaining un-leased space at a completion for a term of four years. The 37 storey office tower has been substantially pre-let to Ernst & Young for a term of 10 years from completion and the agreement with Mirvac significantly ...

TAL Life CEO to sit on parent board

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... 2013). Last year it paid US$29 billion in benefits and claims. When TAL was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (then as TOWER Australia), Dai-ichi Life had acquired a significant shareholding before in 2010 making a takeover offer for the company ...

Russell appoints three to actuarial team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Russell Investments has expanded its actuarial consulting team with three new senior appointments. Louise Campbell has been promoted to director and head of actuarial, while new hires Bill Buttler and Margaret O'Halloran join as director and senior ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
While institutional investors have a tendency to negotiate aggressively on the amount they pay for fund managers' expertise, Platinum Asset Management chief investment officer Andrew Clifford said cutting fees does not automatically result in better ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
While more than 50% of employers are using social media to communicate and build community with their employees, there is little consensus as to which tools are most effective. According to a flash survey by global professional services company Towers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Shanghai was up 1.23 per cent, or 28.24 points, to 2,321.32. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares were mixed, but investors welcomed Tower's plans to return more capital by lifting its stock nearly nine per cent. The NZX 50 rose 0.051 points to 4478.25.