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Spec Super goes public

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... balanced option is roughly invested in 70 'growth' and 30 'defensive'. Henricks said the fund had also introduced a pure cash option which would be invested in cash securities. This new option complements the six other options including capital stable ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Investors can start preparing for the upswing in the local equity market after Aviva launched a dollar cost averaging tool which allows them to gradually move some of their cash investments into other asset classes. The Progressive Switching Facility ...

Meat fund invests in high growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... financial crisis. The Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation (ESI Super) for instance introduced a new lower risk cash option, the ESI Super Cash Deposit, for its members last month. ESI's decision follows a similar move by the Stevedoring Employees ...

Asgard adds fixed term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Asgard Wealth Solution has added three fixed term deposit products to its platform after receiving $800 million in inflows in its existing FTD suite. This tranche provides investors with the option of three, six and 12 month terms with either interest ...

ESI Super adds vanilla cash option

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation (ESI Super) has introduced another lower risk cash option for its members. The ESI Super Cash Deposit option invests in Commonwealth Government guaranteed securities with Authorised Deposit Institutions ...

SERF to offer "cash" and "balanced" options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... option aims to invest around 70 per cent of funds into growth assets and the rest in defensive assets. Meanwhile, the cash option invests purely in cash, ensuring members that a negative return is "very unlikely". The drawback is that investors should ...

QIEC Super enhances services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
QIEC Super improved its financial planning service, added seven more investment choice options and extended its member insurance to remain competitive. From January, the super fund is providing personal financial advice through Queensland Teachers Credit ...

Media Super moves away from enhanced cash

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... certain for Media Super - the era of enhanced cash investing is over for now and the fund intends to stay with a "pure" cash option for the foreseeable future. "Our plan is to leave [the cash] where it is, in a true cash type vehicle. Our philosophy ...

Westscheme heeds APRA comments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Westscheme chief executive Howard Rosario said the super fund changed its member choice cash option after APRA told trustees that members choosing the option assume their funds are invested in cash, not 'enhanced cash' instruments. ING Investment Management ...

NAB Group Super axes cash plus

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
NAB Group Super has morphed its cash plus option into a pure cash option - closing the strategy's previous exposure to fixed interest, Australian shares and property. The board Trustee's decision to change the corporate fund's cash plus option into ...