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Asia to reap $75bn windfall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... chief investment officer of Eight Investment Partners and formerly head of Asia Pacific equities at AMP Capital, said Australians super funds currently hold $150 billion in cash - twice the long-term average cash holdings. In turn, they are underweight ...

AustralianSuper wades into politics

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... Australian - and their eventual quality of life in retirement. "Ensuring an adequate financial future for ordinary Australians should be a priority for whoever forms the new government," said Silk. "This increase is vital and we call on the leaders of ...

Australians up on luck, down on savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
A new report adds to mounting research that many Australians are ill-prepared for retirement with only one in 10 likely to have enough money to maintain their lifestyle once they quit the rat race. The Investment Trends September 2009 Retirement Income ...

Spoilt for investment choice

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
When it comes to the number of investment options offered by super funds, Australians say 'less is more', research shows. More than half the 1,300 respondents in the survey by super fund legalsuper said the fund's menu of 11 investment options was "about ...

More wealth mgmt on web

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... communicate their value proposition and educate their advisers," Cooke said. According to the group, 80 per cent of Australians are internet users across all demographics, which is up from 34 per cent in 2000. "The bottom line is that more and more people ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...

StatewideSuper appoints new board member

STATEWIDE SUPER ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... around $2 billion in funds under management, StatewideSuper is the profit-for -members industry super fund for South Australians.

AustralianSuper retains $1bn Concord mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper's $1 billion Australian equities mandate with Concord Capital will remain in place following Invesco Australia's buyout of Concord, confirmed a senior investment executive at the $30 billion-plus industry fund. Peter Curtis, senior manager ...

AustralianSuper seizes infra leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Demand for more infrastructure investment creates huge investment opportunities for super funds, and AustralianSuper intends taking a leadership role. The fund has not only announced intentions to appoint four major investment team leaders, including ...

Timing the market still a tough game: survey

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... sector, with the number of traders who viewed the sector as the best future performer falling by 6 percent. "While Australians still love resources companies, the fact it's no longer the top-tip for many suggests the ongoing debate around mining taxes ...