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Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Murdoch replaced as chairman are the US-based Christian Brothers Investment Services and Britain's Local Authority Pension Fund Forum. They have drafted a resolution calling for an independent chairman, for shareholders to vote on at the October 16 meeting. ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
It's been a month -- or thereabouts -- since the European Central Bank -- followed by the US Federal Reserve followed by the Bank of Japan -- gave financial markets what they wished, prayed and hoped for and fired the first salvo of quantitative easing. ...

Towers Watson expands Microsoft agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Global professional services company Towers Watson has broadened the terms of its agreement with Microsoft to adapt some software applications, develop new processes for risk-based modelling applications and increase use of cloud computing. Mark Beardall ...

Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... despite having the highest weighting to equities, reveals new research from the OECD. Denmark was the top performing pension fund nation during calendar year 2011 earning an average of 12.1%, Netherlands was second with 8.2%, Australia was third on 4.1% ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Since its inception a year ago specifically to maximise returns for zero tax payers such as pension funds and charities, Plato Investment Management Limited (Plato) has delivered an attractive 9.5% income yield (inclusive of franking credits) within ...

IFM appoints global head of marketing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Industry Funds Management has appointed former Ernst & Young executive Wade Smith to the role of global head of marketing. Based in Melbourne, Smith will take responsibility for designing and executing IFM's global marketing strategy, product development ...

15 Aus super funds in Top 300

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... significantly changed over this period." According to the research, the US remains the country with the largest share of pension fund assets amongst the Top 300 accounting for over 34%, although this has declined steadily over the last decade. Japan ...

Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Australian pension funds are ahead of the curve with their allocations to real assets, but could further exploit opportunities overseas. Australian super funds currently invest an average 17% of their total portfolio in real assets, although in reality ...

Outsourcing helps UK trustees better manage funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
UK pension fund trustees increasingly want to outsource day to day management of their fund's functions to a third-party manager, according to a poll by Russell. "With trustees under increased time-pressure there is a need for increased delegation ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
Environmental, social and governance research has a role to play as Europe's sovereign debt crisis blurs the lines between the definitions of developed and developing nations, according to a global responsible investment expert. A lot of the countries ...