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LGSS expands direct property assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
NSW-based industry super fund Local Government Superannuation Scheme has acquired a $41 million Sydney CBD office tower in an effort to bolster its direct property portfolio. Located at 120 Sussex St, the nine-storey building has been renovated to include ...

AIST chair and deputy announced

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... Ian Robertson was appointed chair and is a trustee director and member of the investment committee for the NSW Local Government Superannuation Scheme (NSW). Angela Emslie, an employer representative for the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and ...

BlackRock accumulating mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... BlackRock has secured a number of strong mandates already in 2007, including a $470 million mandate from the Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) and an $80m mandate from TASPLAN. LGSS assigned $470 million to BlackRock in the form of an Australian ...

LGSS paints $400m in property green

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) is planning to implement a Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) policy across its $400 million property portfolio, a step change that other super funds could soon follow as environmental issues ...

FuturePlus appoints new CEO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... 11 years as general manager of Chifley Financial Services, which is now part owned by FuturePlus's owners, the Local Government Superannuation Scheme and the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme. More recently he was general manager advisory at FuturePlus. ...

Macquarie Clean Tech Fund raises $120m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... offer exposure to the rapidly growing international clean tech sector. Australian investors include MTAA Super, Local Government Superannuation Scheme, Christian Super and GESB. A second and final stage is expected to take place during the first quarter ...

LGSS reaps $6m from SRI

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme's (LGSS) initiative to follow a strict socially responsible investing (SRI) policy paid off to the tune of more than $6 million, proof you don't have to be bad to be good. The LGSS board calculated that its ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
The New Zealand Government's proposal to let their KiwSaver scheme members divert part of their super into home mortgages may not be as crazy as it seems, particularly if it helps boost total retirement savings. "The Australian Government should look ...

FuturePlus CEO moves on

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... Westbrook, announced that he will step down from his position as head of the $12 billion co-owned fund of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme and the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme. Westbrook will leave the fund after seven years at the ...

LGSS appoints Intech in spite of sale plans

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) has appointed Intech Investment Consultants as their external asset consultant, only weeks after industry sources reported that Intech were circulating an information memorandum for the sale of 50 per cent ...