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Super funds to inject $1.5bn more into Aussie hedge funds

An academic survey has predicted that current allocation by major super funds to hedge funds will jump by $1.5 billion in the next two to five years, an increase from the current average allocation of 2.9 per cent to 4.1 per cent. The University of ...

Avoid overly conservative target date investing: RiceWalker

Increasing longevity means fund members should avoid investing in life-cycle products that push them too early into conservative investments. In their latest Analysis paper called "Investment strategies in Australian Superannuation Funds", RiceWalker ...

Small cut in super taxes now will significantly cut future tax burden: ASFA

Abolishing the 15 per cent super contributions tax would add thousand of dollars to consumers' retirement benefits, while any tax revenue falls would be offset by the extra inflows adding to the earnings tax base. In fact, the benefit to the economy ...

Sunsuper awarded RSE Licence

... (RSE) Licence. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) awarded Sunsuper its RSE while many other Australian super funds are lagging behind, with APRA receiving fewer than expected applications to date. The RSE bottleneck is said to be a ...

Fund transfer protocols need to catch-up with technology: ASFA

The Australian Super Fund Association (ASFA) says super funds taking a long time to process member payments because of delays in completing identity checks are causing tensions with members. ASFA Chief Executive Officer Philippa Smith said "There can ...

News Ltd hits back as super funds bring legal action

... other than the Murdoch family interest, there should be no problem in letting them vote on it," he said. The Australian super funds reportedly involved in the suit which was filed in a Delaware Court on Friday include UniSuper Ltd, Public Sector Superannuation ...

Intech appoints Chairman

Investment consulting firm Intech has replaced its departing chairman Wayne Peters by appointing a current director Bruce Cook to the role. Cook has been a director at Intech since 2003 will take on the role as chairman of the company that now has more ...

New global shares boutique for Australia

... based upon good experiences in local equities but now [investors] are starting to look offshore again." With Australian super funds having clearly shown a preference for boutique Australian equities investment managers, she is looking forward to investors ...

US Clean Tech opportunities opened to local market

Macquarie Funds Management will provide local institutional investors access to its new private equity vehicle - a clean technology fund with a predominant focus on North America. Growing consumer demand and corporate acceptance of renewable energy ...

ASFA announces 2005 communication award winners

For the first time in a number of years two superannuation funds were given excellence awards at the Australian Superannuation Funds Association's (ASFA) 2005 Communication Awards held last night in Sydney. "This is the first time ASFA has held a stand-alone ...