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Sunsuper launches planner scholarship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
Sunsuper addresses gender diversity in financial services by funding scholarships designed for budding female financial planners. The inaugural Marion Munro scholarship, established in honour of a Sunsuper financial planner who lost her life to breast ...

Russell fast track after-tax investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... self-managed super funds, according to Kathy Cave, portfolio manager, Australasia at Russell Investments, who said the diversity within the fund and more improvements will make this fund an ideal vehicle for most super funds. "We also have plans to launch ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... these uncertainties, Egypt is considered to have the most diversified economy among the Arab states even though this diversity has been unable to lift its per capita GDP beyond about $6,000 or one-fifth that of Saudi Arabia, explaining why only 0.1 per ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... outcomes within an Australian equity portfolio. The research, compiled by Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity and Jeff Chee, head of asset class research at Towers Watson, assessed the future of propagation for asset class level ...

PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
Professional Associations Super practices what it preaches on gender diversity by electing Katherine Kasper as member representative director to its trustee board. PAS, with a membership base of 60 per cent female, agrees with the latest findings from ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Three leading lights in superannuation share their views on the regulator's report released yesterday that shows the glaring absence of women on trustee boards. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released findings that found licensed ...

Bennelong appoints senior analyst

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... also worked at with Allianz Asset Management, State Street Global Advisors and Mercury Asset Management. "Using his diversity of experience, he'll be responsible for fundamental analytics, allowing us to spread the responsibility for stock coverage across ...

Magill grows FUA as client base doubles

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... South Australian Business Woman of the Year, 2006 SA Great Business Person of the Year and 2006 EOWA National Finalist - Diversity Leader for the Advancement of Women, among others.

UCSuper makes debut in infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... made available next month, he said. "[We're] trying to restructure the alternatives in the portfolios to give it more diversity," said Kent. UCSuper also invests in the BNY Mellon Global Alpha Trust, GMO Systematic Global Macro Trust and Macquarie Professional ...

Hunter Hall shares profits with charity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... their focus on the environment and world issues comes at a crucial time for action. "Our environment is withering, bio-diversity is diminishing and preventable human suffering is flourishing. Now is the time when each of us must do what is in our power," ...