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GESB unveils opt-in insurance for casuals

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
GESB is restructuring its insurance arrangements for casual members - introducing a new 'opt-in' option for all new casual employees who join the WA fund. GESB announced that starting this month, new casual employees who want insurance cover will be ...

GESB can manage tougher measures on capital reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
WA-based GESB said the super fund supports the Cooper Review's recommendation on new capital requirements and said it won't be an issue even if - in theory - the super fund grows to $350 billion, the average size of a super fund by 2035 based on Treasury ...

GESB hires two investment strategists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
GESB has appointed former Citigroup executive Kate Budiselik and ex-Coronation Fund Managers portfolio manager Edwin Schultz as investment strategists. Budiselik and Schultz will be part of the investment team managing WA-based GESB's $10.4 billion ...

WA govt drops GESB mutualisation bid

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
The West Australian state government has terminated the mutualisation of GESB and is instead allowing the state's public servants to choose their fund. This decision follows the Whithear Review into public sector superannuation. The choice for public ...

Clients confused about cost of advice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... five-year financial plan -showing a severe disconnect between the realistic cost of providing comprehensive advice, according to GESB. Research commissioned by GESB also shows fewer than a quarter (22 per cent) of Australians think between $501 and $1,500 ...

Schroders scoops intl equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Schroder Investment Management Limited (Schroders) has won an international equities mandate with WA-based fund GESB. In a press statement, GESB noted it chose Schroders following a review of the core component of its $2.7 billion international equity ...

Prudential back in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... capitalise on AIA's long term potential. In Australia, AIA is one the leading group insurers with clients including REST, ARIA, GESB, HealthSuper and 20 different platform groups, according to Rainmaker Data. Under the deal, Prudential will assume control ...

Retirement savings gap to reshape Aussie workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... to work full-time while 70 per cent will remain in their current job or career. Fabian Ross, head of wealth management at GESB, the super fund that commissioned the research, said that for many people, having enough savings by the age of 65 remains an ...

GESB reaches $10b milestone

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Western Australia's biggest super fund, GESB, has reached the $10 billion mark in funds under management. GESB has experienced 107 per cent growth in the fund over the past five years, noted Michelle Dolin, chief executive of GESB. A major contributor ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... governance rule that has attracted much public debate centres on executive pay disclosure. In September this year, super fund GESB had withdrawn a planned $100,000 pay rise for its chief executive Michele Dolin after public uproar, given the performance ...