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Half a billion up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
More than 600,000 Australians today can have a chance at winning back a share of $564 million in unclaimed life policies, company and bank funds, according to ASIC. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission recently said that the money is ...

Perpetual proposes caps on exec and board pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... significantly in line with the decline in our profitability," he said. The group said majority of its managed funds maintained "top quartile" performance in a period billed as the Great Recession. "Since the onset of the downturn, we have outperformed ...

Raise SG to 15 pc: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
A survey found that seven out of 10 working Australians believe that their Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions should be raised to 15 per cent, lending support to industry associations that have long lobbied for higher SG. Mercer's SG Opinion ...

HSBC appoints Australia CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009

FoHF gain liquidity tool

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... Headon, asset servicing product manager for alternative investments at Northern Trust, said monitoring liquidity is at the top of fund of a hedge fund manager's list. "We have seen a growing number of hedge funds imposing gates, particularly over the ...

LGsuper members satisfied with fund

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
Members of the $3.7 billion Queensland local government fund LGsuper have given the super fund two thumbs up for its products and services. Results from a poll conducted late last year by MCR show 86 per cent of 850 LGsuper members rated the fund as ...

VicSuper seeds $150m low carb fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... the universe of the portfolio is limited to the 1,700 stocks listed on the MSCI World ex-Australia index, and represent the top 40 per cent of each industry for carbon performance. VicSuper has long been a key figurehead in the local push towards incorporating ...

Russell tops transition manager awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... Russell Investments has been named the Transition Management Provider of the Year at the recent UK Pension Awards and won top rankings in the annual surveys conducted by PLANSPONSOR and Global Investor magazines. Russell was ranked "Best in Class" by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... 17,544.03, a seven-month high. WELLINGTON - The share market closed nearly 0.5 per cent higher, but declines in two of the top three stocks pegged back its gains compared with markets offshore. The benchmark NZX-50 index ended up just 0.47 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... a good day." Mr Heffernan said the gains were across the board. "The only ones that are in negative territory amongst the top stocks are the ones that are classically defensive, like healthcare group CSL, gold miner Newcrest and Telstra. "They are the ...