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Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... the market. Under the new program, the three super funds with this certification are Australian Ethical, Local Government Super and Christian Super. Commenting on the announcement, Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said, "Australians are ...

Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... State in August, which introduced Challenger's annuity products on its FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms. Local Government Super, Caresuper and legalsuper followed suit in October.

Parametric announces LGIAsuper mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... firm's centralised portfolio management (CPM) strategy for Australian and international equities. Queensland local government super fund LGIAsuper has appointed Parametric for the tax-managed CPM mandate, involving assets of about $3.5 billion. LGIAsuper ...

LGsuper rebrands to LGIAsuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Local Government Super Queensland is the latest fund to refresh its brand. The fund is now known as Local Government Investment Australia, a transition that signals a broader strategic direction for the $9 billion public sector fund. The new brand took ...

LGS adds 15 ETFs to member-direct option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
Local Government Super has expanded its member-direct investment facility with 15 new exchange-traded funds. This brings the number of available ETFs to 28. Currently LGS uses ETFs from BetaShares, ETFS Metal Securities Australia, iShares, Market Vectors ...

Australian ethical investing continues rise

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... the five largest super fund portfolios to be classified as "core responsible investment". This included Local Government Super ($4.8bn), UniSuper ($1.8bn), VicSuper ($793m), Australian Ethical ($681m) and Christian Super ($642m).

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... institutions such as Adelaide Bank, Bendigo Bank, HESTA (coal only), Hunter Hall Investment Management, Local Government Super and UniSuper (partial divestment) A number of Australian family offices and foundations are also in the list, which was made ...

National Achievement Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... and HESTA's Robert Fowler. UniSuper's Steven Leach held off finalists Tony Griffin and Anthony Thow from Local Government Super and LUCRF Super respectively to be named Chief Operating Officer of the Year. In the Chief Financial Officer of the Year category ...

National Achievement Awards recognise top super executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... Super). For the Chief Operating Officer of the Year, finalists include Steven Leach (UniSuper); Tony Griffin (Local Government Super); and Antony Thow (LUCRF Super). Recipient of the 2014 Chief Investment Officer of the Year, Sam Sicilia (Hostplus) ...

Industry funds ink CIPR annuities deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... before any federal government legislation enacting CIPRs - an outcome of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). Local Government Super, CareSuper and legalsuper have all agreed to have their CIPRs backed by Challenger annuities, which are expected to be ...