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NCSF to adopt weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
The $615 million National Catholic Superannuation Fund is ditching its monthly crediting rates for weekly unit pricing in a bid to increase transparency and execute faster reports on returns. NCSF will be looking to transition to the new reporting system ...

CalPERS reviews cost of hedge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
One of the largest super funds in the US, CalPERS, plans to put more emphasis on a hedge fund manager's long term returns than short term returns when negotiating fund fees - signalling a new way super funds pay for performance. CalPERS said in a press ...

FPSA tenders for managed accounts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
Netwealth-owned FPSA, which advises on $1.4 billion in funds, is getting into the managed accounts game and is putting out a tender for a MA provider. Financial Planning Services Australia, which has approximately $1.4 billion in funds under advice ...

In partners we trust

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
Acquiring direct investments involves more than just exchanging contracts - super fund investors have to do more that just the requisite due diligence when selecting co-investors in a consortium. Sam Magee, commercial director of Industry Funds Management ...

The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
A key industry body for superannuation funds, ASFA, has introduced a new education course for super fund trustees looking to improve the governance of their investment process. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has teamed up with ...

Westpac prizes growth and alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
The $2.5 billion Westpac Staff Super is increasing its growth assets and introducing new defensive investments into three of its main options. Starting 1 April, Westpac Staff Super's higher growth, balanced growth and moderate growth investment options ...

Fin advisers grow First State

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Super fund members are turning to financial advice to review their transition-to-retirement strategies, based on the succesful take up of an adviser service piloted by First State Super last year. According to Karen Volpato, marketing manager of the ...

Seven deadly sins

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Lechery, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, and pride - a leading investment expert highlights the seven sins that brought the market down to its knees. Rob Prugue, senior managing director of Lazard Asset Management and speaker at the CMSF yesterday ...

Super queries drop despite GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
If you think investors are frantically ringing super fund call centres to ask about their investments, guess again - the number of calls fielded by Pillar Administration has fallen since the start of the GFC, said Peter Beck, the firm's chief executive. ...

Fry and Watton win AIST Trustee award

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
Tasplan chairman Doug Fry and Vision Super trustee director Bill Watton are the joint winners of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST)'s 2009 Trustee of the Year Award. Fry and Watton, who is also a director at VicSuper, were presented ...