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Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... and Canada including European investors and US public pension funds and state treasurers. There are a number of Australian super funds listed as signatories through their association with UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) including UniSuper ...

Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... throughout the Asia Pacific region. John Brogden, chief executive of the Financial Services Council, said that Australian super funds and their members would benefit from this new level of access, presenting attractive investment opportunities. "An Asia ...

The hidden costs hurting returns

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
While super funds focus their anger on investment management fees, they may be overlooking hidden transaction costs that can also detract significantly from returns, according to experts. The list of grievances super funds have on investment fees is ...

Cbus hires Frontier and AustralianSuper execs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... manager and in federal treasury. Meanwhile, David Constable joins Cbus as marketing manager after four years with Australian Super and working in its marketing department. Constable has post-graduate qualifications, is experienced in superannuation marketing ...

Rare opportunities in US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
Australian super funds could be missing out on a once in a lifetime opportunity to add attractively priced, high yielding US property to their portfolios. So says Sentinel Real Estate Corporation, which has approximately US$4.5 billion in US property ...

Cashed up AustralianSuper ready to pounce

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... portfolio, which holds a combination of property and private equity debt in Australia and New Zealand. In April, Australian Super allocated $500 million to QIC - an investment that makes up 15.2 per cent of the super fund's total property portfolio.

Russell readies for intra-fund advice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... Corneil said. Russell currently provides administration and member services for approximately 220,000 individual Australian super fund members through its SuperSolution Mastertrust and on behalf of some of Australia's largest super funds.

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... requirements of recently passed FinReg legislation, and the indirect result could be new investment opportunities for Australian super funds. Shortly after the New York Times revealed that JPMorgan was moving its proprietary trading desks to a unit within ...

Commercial property sales rebound: CBRE

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... cent sequentially and up 75 per cent on last year, according to figures released by CB Richard Ellis. And while Australian super funds are dipping their toes back into the water ahead of the AREITs, the increased activity was driven primarily by the ...

NZ Super to look for green mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... socially responsible investing. In July, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund reported returns that beat the average Australian super fund by 50 per cent, buoyed by a portfolio that is heavily biased towards international equities - and arguably by keeping ...