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Vale Joy Palmer

Joy Palmer, the chairperson of South Australian super fund Statewide passed away on, Monday, November 17, after a dignified and determined battle with breast cancer. Statewide chief executive officer Frances Magill paid tribute to Joy's contribution ...

AustSuper seeks equities and FI experts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
The $28 billion industry fund Australian Super is on the hunt for two investment specialists with expertise in fixed interest and listed equities. Australian Super is looking to appoint an investment manager - fixed interest to drive the fund's fixed ...

Private equity crunch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... on, the fund was forced to raise cash to service its private equity funding commitments. But research suggests Australian super funds are relatively safe as they have minimal exposure to the asset class compared to the US. According to Rainmaker Data ...

Macq and OzForex steps up pension transfers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Pension members can now transfer their UK retirement savings to an Australian super fund roughly nine weeks faster after Macquarie Adviser Services and OzForex streamlined the process. Neil Helm, OzForex chief executive, said transferring superannuation ...

APRA rebuffs super stats critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
APRA has smacked down criticism by retail groups that the regulator's superannuation fund performance research is flawed. Ross Jones, APRA deputy chairman, in a letter accompanying the release of their report, A Response to [the] Review of APRA's Investment ...

GESB announces key hires

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
West Australian super fund GESB hired Fabian Ross as head of wealth management and Martin Hedley as head of strategy. Prior to joining the super fund, Ross spent 18 years at the Commonwealth Bank managing the financial planning division before joining ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Australia's retirement funds including State Super, Australian Super, UniSuper and the Future Fund are some of the fastest growing in the world, rising at an average compound annual growth rate of 17 per cent. The Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt ...

HESTA chief scoops FEAL award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
HESTA's chief executive Anne-Marie Corboy bags the prestigious 'Fund Executive of the Year' award from the Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL), in partnership with AMP Capital Investors. Corboy, who celebrates her tenth year this year at the helm ...

Guild selects Mercer for admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Guild Group appointed Mercer to provide administration and member services across GuildSuper, GuildPension and the Australian Child Care Superannuation Fund. Mercer started providing administration, call centre and online services to the group's members ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... including those in Australia. According to David Braga, JPMorgan head of product worldwide securities services, Australian super funds, asset consultants, and fund managers are increasingly particularly about what's accepted within a portfolio structure ...