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NZ Super sells forestry stake to iwi group

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... Super remains the largest stakeholder in the business, with a 38.75% share. Other major stakeholders include Canadian pension fund, Public Sector Pension Investment Board at 30%, and an affiliate of the President and Fellows of Harvard College at 28.75%. ...

Australia's pension pool fastest growing in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
Australia's pool of superannuation assets has grown faster than any other pension fund pool in the world over the last 10 years, according to Towers Watson's Global Pensions Asset Study 2014. The study showed found that the pool of assets has grown ...

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has urged federal and state governments to adopt the capital recycling model for infrastructure development to attract superannuation investment. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The board of Local Government Super (LGS) will consider toughening its screening of investments in companies exposed to coal mining and other fossil fuels, but is unlikely to make any decisions before February, according to LGS head of sustainability ...

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... extractive practices that have been associated with the PE industry." Some investors, such as the Norwegian government pension fund, choose not to invest in PE firms given their lack of transparency about what they invest in, the negative effects of ...

Pension funds eye alternative credit strategies amid interest rate uncertainty

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
A decline in overall hedge fund returns relative to the wider equity market in the wake of the global financial crisis reflects a change in the demands of sophisticated investors, and is not a sign that alternatives are becoming less attractive, according ...

FSC report backs case for Asia Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) cross-border flows report shows that Asia accounts for 66% of all funds flowing into Australia. FSC chief executive John Brogden said that the figures highlight the necessity to "create a regime that is familiar ...

CFSGAM commits to published stewardship principles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has published a set of Global Stewardship Principles to be adopted across its business. Developed and endorsed by CFSGAM's Global Responsible Investment Committee which is comprised of the chief ...

HESTA named Super Fund of the Year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
HESTA was named 2013 Super Fund of the Year at the SelectingSuper awards in Melbourne this morning, Super IQ was named SMSF Provider of the Year and UniSuper was named the Consumer Choice winner. Attracting a crowd of almost 200 people representing ...