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Challenger wins $200m from AustralianSuper

AUSTRALIANSUPER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... that will provide attractive, ongoing returns with low risk that they wouldn't get elsewhere." The news about Australian Super's investment in Challenger was first reported in mainstream press last week.

AAS, Pillar and Superpartners brace for SuperStream

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Three of Australia's largest fund administrators - AAS, Pillar Administration and Superpartners - have formed an affiliation that will take on board the recommendations from the Cooper Review to improve super fund back office efficiencies. The Superannuation ...

AR Group appoints CLS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
Specialist wholesale SMSF service provider AR Group has appointed Class Leading Solutions as its marketing partner. CLS executive manager, Kurt Smyth, said the firm was appointed as AR's marketing, promotion and distribution partner. AR's clients includes ...

Mining royalties should go into SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... Paul Howes, national secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and trustee of the $30 billion industry fund Australian Super, said an option we should explore is putting the royalties into a SWF. "A national sovereign wealth fund is a good idea, and ...

AMP hires senior portfolio

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
AMP Capital Investors has appointed former ipac senior investment manager, Van Athukorala, to the newly-created role of senior portfolio manager, Future Directions Funds. Athukorala will focus on large and small cap Australian equities and international ...

IFSA blasts latest APRA league tables

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... methodology used by APRA acts as an appropriate proxy for comparing the default or main investment options of Australian super funds," said ISN in their statement.

Ready, steady, communicate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Members don't care about super until close to retirement - myth or fact? According to ESI Super, it is a myth as increasingly financially literate members look to their super funds as "partners" before, during, and after retirement. The $2.8 billion ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... expecting to be able to call upon their asset consultants to provide advice in this area," noted the research. Still, Australian super funds are considered among the strongest proponents of ESG investing, including climate change, compared to their overseas ...

Magill joins Matrix

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... Frances Magill Financial Strategists - and recently joined Matrix Planning Solutions. Magill retired from the South Australian super fund last July after spending 19 years at its helm. She is now the principal planner of the Adelaide-based planning group. ...

Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The senate is holding an inquiry into military and civilian superannuation reforms proposed by the Federal Government - including the management merger of civilian and military schemes. The shadow minister for veterans' affairs, Louise Markus, and the ...