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Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
Macquarie is looking to deepen its Middle Eastern footprint by entering a joint venture with Gulf Finance House, an investment bank led by former NAB chief, Ahmed Fahour. Gulf Finance House announced two days ago that it intended to establish a joint ...

Lutheran Super enters pension market

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
Corporate fund Lutheran Super has introduced a new account-based pension for its members. Lutheran Super, which had $248 million in assets under management at the end of March according to Rainmaker Information, now offers members an account based pension ...

CommBank Officers Super shuts property option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The $6 billion Commonwealth Bank Officers' Superannuation Fund is closing down its property option due to diversification and liquidity issues. CBA OSF, which had $5.9 billion at the end of last year according to data from Rainmaker Information, is ...

Cooper Review calls for governance submissions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Cooper Review has fired its starting gun when it called for submissions in response to its "Phase One" issues paper on governance. The Super System Review, headed by ASIC deputy chairman Jeremy Cooper, today called for submissions following the ...

MasterSuper opens doors to all

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The $570 million corporate superannuation fund MasterSuper has gone public offer to grow its membership base. MasterSuper previously serviced employees of Elders group, although it is now open to employees' family, friends, partners, franchises, advisers ...

City Super adopts weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
The $1.1 billion Brisbane-based City Super is now using weekly unit pricing to determine the value of members' investments - a shift away from its previous monthly declared rates. City Super, which had $1.13 billion at the end of June according to Rainmaker ...

SMSFs miss Asian equities boom

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Australia's $326 billion self-managed super funds may be the fastest growing super fund sector to date, but research shows they are missing out on the Asian equities boom with their negligible exposure to international equities. Ralf Zurbrugg, a professor ...

Macquarie buys Delaware Investments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to buy Delaware Investments for $516 million - a move that deepens Macquarie's footprint in North America and adds a further $150 billion into its assets under management. Philadelphia-based Delaware currently ...

Planner appetite for fixed income soar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
CPI-linked bonds are hot on planners' watchlists - but many are still at a loss on how they can best access fixed income investments, according to FIIG Securities. Stephen Hart, head of planner services at FIIG Securities, said while planners are looking ...

Independent directors not always a good thing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
It's a contrarian thought but banks and financial institutions should not put too much emphasis on independent directors, as industry aligned directors are likely to bring more value after the GFC, said an academic expert. RenA(C)e Adams, professor ...