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Temasek seeks Asian equities fundies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Local Asian equities fund managers looking to win mandates should pay the $150 billion Temasek Holdings another visit, after the sovereign fund flagged plans to boost its Asian portfolios, according to its annual performance report released yesterday. ...

Cbus and St Hilliers tag housing project

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
Cbus Property, a subsidiary of the $13 billion super fund Cbus, and St Hilliers are teaming up to launch a marketing campaign for a $148 million luxury apartment development project in Darlinghurst. According to a press statement, St Hilliers and Cbus ...

Aurora set to list on ASX

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Aurora Funds, the new name of the soon-to-merge fund managers Aurora Funds Management, Sandringham Capital and Fortitude Capital, is gearing up for an ASX listing after raising an initial $2 million from the market. The funding will go toward research ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
QIC will offer super funds lifecycle investing strategies to improve retirement outcomes for members. Dynamic lifecycle strategies constantly adjust throughout a member's life, focusing on the investment returns required to meet a member's real retirement ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The Cooper Review has recommended tax file numbers (TFNs) become the primary super fund member identifier to improve member processing and make it easier for them to switch funds. The set of reforms called "SuperStream" is designed to improve back office ...

Perennial ramps up international business strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed an international business development manager to gain more UK, US and Middle Eastern clients. Michael Crivelli, executive chair at Perennial, said a number of the fund manager's boutique strategies are highly ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Fund managers and super funds are responding to the 'credibility gap' in the wake of the GFC with major reforms to the way they structure fees, create products and meet their fiduciary duties, research found. This week, UK-based CREATE-Research released ...

Telstra boosts insurance portability

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Australia's largest corporate super fund, Telstra Super has improved its insurance to include the ability to transfer externally held death and TPD cover to the fund, matched by group cover rates. The new arrangements kicked in yesterday. Chief executive ...

Aviva Investors selects Cadis for data

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Aviva Investors has implemented the Cadis EDM platform to its US-based office and plans to roll out the data management platform to its other offices globally. Cadis was selected after a two-week trial and review that ensured the platform could replace ...