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Refine board succession: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009

Industry, corporate and public sector super funds must improve their board succession strategy to ensure the funds continue to operate effectively, according to a new survey. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) commissioned research ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009

If you think Australia is having strange debates about how the government should spend GFC stimulus money to pump prime the economy, wait until you hear what they are arguing about in China. China is one of the last bastions of publicly acceptable cigarette ...

Pearce calls for trauma in super

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009

Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Pearce, has called for trauma insurance to be included in superannuation. Currently, life insurance policies such as death and total and permanent disability (TPD) are allowable ...

Budget me a recovery

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009

Good news begets good news. The number of headlines and stories trumpeting that we are getting close to the end of the global financial crisis tunnel had been increasing over the past few weeks. Equity markets like these. They rallied and continue to ...

Macquarie funds down, cash up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009

Macquarie Group has posted a 52 per cent fall in full year profits to $871 million with key investment divisions all reporting a fall in revenues due to the global financial crisis - but the silver lining was the growth of its retail financial services ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009

The Australian share market was marginally in negative territory at noon, with profit-takers targeting resources stocks and investors digesting Macquarie Group's 52 per cent annual profit fall. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 9.6 points ...

Instreet a hit with planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009

Sydney-based boutique firm Instreet Investment raised nearly twice its initial target of $20 million in an Australian equities product that taps into planner demand for "certainty" in the midst of the global financial crisis. The asset manager celebrates ...

Clarion call for bargain global property

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009

Global listed property securities have fallen too far with the US presenting some solid investment opportunities, according to ING Clarion Real Estate Securities. Chris Reich, director and portfolio manager at ING Clarion, said real estate investment ...

Pockets of income in property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009

GDI Property Group notched a bargain when it purchased a CBD office centre known to Adelaide locals as the Black Stump - a landmark building that will underpin a new fund that promises a regular income distribution of at least 10 per cent per annum. ...

Passive managers win insto favour

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009

State Street Global Advisors is experiencing an influx of passive style investment mandates as Aussie instos continue favouring passive managers. Robert Goodlad, senior managing director of State Street Global Advisors Australia, said State Street had ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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