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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 ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... they want more direct access through people or local fund managers actually there on the ground, said Murphy. "Australian super funds are getting to the point where they don't want just an EM fund but specific country exposure with say a Brazilian equity ...

Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
The QSuper Board of Trustees has appointed Marvin & Palmer Associates principal Lorraine Berends to QSuper's investment committee. Berends joins specialist committee members - Michael Rice and Ian Macoun, working with QSuper trustees, Steve Ryan, Bob ...

Mercer recommends pullback on global equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Mercer is advocating investors move their global equities allocation back to benchmark weight for now as investment markets start to look fair value. The firm's January 2010 Dynamic Asset Allocation Market Valuation and Review, which the firm prepares ...