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NZ Super fund breaks $20bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The New Zealand Superannuation fund breached the $20 billion mark setting an end-of-month record for September. The fund, which is managed by Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, was set up by the New Zealand government in 2003 to help pay for the ...

Big data 'big headache' for super: J.P Morgan

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... engagement. William Fraser, Head of eSolutions Services for J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services Australia & New Zealand, says big data is a conversation superannuation and investment groups are having globally in the face of an explosion of data ...

State Street appointed custodian for ING's Living Super

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Martin, senior vice president and head of State Street's Global Markets and Global Services businesses for Australia and New Zealand said the appointment was another endorsement of State Street's superannuation solutions. "The Australian superannuation ...

Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... 2011 earning an average of 12.1%, Netherlands was second with 8.2%, Australia was third on 4.1%, while Iceland and New Zealand tied fourth on 2.3%. The OECD Pension Markets in Focus report also noted that these top five performers are among the smallest ...

NZ Superannuation Fund excludes four firms from portfolio

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
New Zealand Superannuation Fund has excluded four companies from its $19 billion investment portfolio, following severe breaches of its responsible investment standards. The firms that were excluded from the fund's portfolio include Freeport-McMoRan ...

NZ Superannuation completes five new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... was global head of asset allocation and a managing director in global investment solutions. The New Zealand Superannuation Fund invests money, on behalf of the New Zealand Government, to partially pre-fund future universal superannuation payments.

Draft legislation to streamline trans-Tasman retirement savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... legislation to establish a trans-Tasman retirement savings portability scheme, expected to assist the thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who move across the Tasman every year. The new proposed scheme, which was released yesterday, will allow ...

Judgment reserved for accused Ponzi head

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
The New South Wales Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the long-running case against New Zealand businessman David Hobbs, who stands accused of heading a US$42 million Ponzi scheme. ASIC first took action against the unlicensed operators of ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... strategy to comply with the new FSC/ASFA guidelines," said David Braga, investor services product head, Australia and New Zealand, WSS. "Beyond its application to the Standard Risk Measure, OPAL has been designed to support institutional investors with ...

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... funds and other problems associated with market-capitalisation indices, said Craig Hurt, AXA IM director, Australia & New Zealand. "SmartBeta offers a middle ground for those looking to harvest the return of the market whilst still avoiding the inefficiencies ...