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Westscheme heeds APRA comments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Westscheme chief executive Howard Rosario said the super fund changed its member choice cash option after APRA told trustees that members choosing the option assume their funds are invested in cash, not 'enhanced cash' instruments. ING Investment Management ...

NGSS CEO wins Wharton prize

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... FEAL chief executive Michael Baldwin. Rodwell-Ball was selected by a panel of industry peers including Howard Rosario (Westscheme), Guy McAliece (KPMG), Chris Artis (Telstra Super) and Stephen Rowbottom, (HostPlus).

CalPERS unveils infrastructure plan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... MTAA for instance allocates around 30 per cent or $2 billion of its portfolio into infrastructure. The $2.8 billion Westscheme pours around 25 per cent or $700 million into the sector. Australian retail investors are also showing an interest in the sector ...

Westscheme shakes up portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The $2.92 billion Westscheme has rejigged its cash, Australian equities and emerging markets exposures among others after a review of its investment strategy. For the first time since March 2006, the Westscheme Trustee Board altered the strategic asset ...

Westscheme members get better insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
WA-based Westscheme is increasing its death, TPG and income protection cover for the majority of its members. According to Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme, the multi-industry super fund reviewed its contract with Tower to increase its ...

Industry super funds spearhead recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
MTAA Super, Westscheme and Cbus Super lead the pack of best performing default investment options for workplace superannuation funds over a three period year to April this year, according to Rainmaker Information data. The latest SelectingSuper data ...

Westscheme awards $10m private equity mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
West Australian industry superannuation fund Westscheme has appointed a $10 million private equity mandate to Brandon Capital. The biomedical-centric fund manager was awarded the mandate as Westscheme turned its attention to Australia's burgeoning medical ...

Westscheme tackles ESG with Regnan

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... principles. Environmental, social and corporate governance issues (ESG) have become priorities of industry super fund Westscheme after appointing specialist advisor Regnan to help screen its investment options. Westscheme currently uses a style neutral ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... the top 30. The top funds for year to August in default investment choices were MTAA Super, Auscoal, Catholic Super, Westscheme and CBUS. The top for Australian equities were Colonial, Australian Unity, AMP, ING and Fiducian.

Super averages 15.3 pct for 2006-07

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Catholic Super with 21 per cent, SERF with 19.2 per cent, Westscheme with 18.8 per cent, MTAA with 18.7 per cent and Telstra with 18.2 per cent have claimed the official top five places in the SelectingSuper final results for 2006-07 and helped the ...