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Budget 2011: "Benign" Budget a relief for finance sector

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Extended relief for compulsory pension fund draw-downs, encouragement for super funds to invest in infrastructure and a reiteration of the promise to increase the super guarantee to 12 per cent were functions of a budget that commentators labeled bland. ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment. The FTSE4Good ESG ratings product, launched this ...

State Street increases super potential

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... agreed a deal to provide all custody, fund accounting and complex tax services for REST Industry Super, the largest pension fund by membership in Australia.

Investec fund doubles portfolio in 12 months

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
Investec Global Aircraft Fund (IGAF) has increased the size of its portfolio to A$1billion. The fund's portfolio has doubled in 12 months due to the acquisition of 12 commercial aircraft from GE Capital Aviation Services ("GECAS"). "Strong institutional ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Fund managers are urging investors not to miss out on property stocks while at the bottom of the cycle because inflows into the sector remain down. Martin Hession, head of property, Australian Unity, said that retail investment in unlisted funds was ...

Europe to follow Australian sustainability lead

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
UK investment managers are taking tips from Australian funds on sustainable investing practices, following the launch of the Responsible Investment Academy. Seen as a leader in innovation and leadership in the field of responsible investing, Australia ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... funds and asset managers, representing $1.4 trillion in assets under management, including ATP, Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund, Aviva Investors and Paramount Group. Leading investment industry associations, including the Australian Council for Superannuation ...

Equiti to launch US multifamily property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... typically a complex of multiple apartments owned by a single entity, be it a wealthy individual, a fund manager or pension fund, is widely acknowledged but it remains a relatively unknown asset class here. Equiti has teamed up with US multifamily housing ...

FSS and Health Super merger on track

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... said. First State Super has won a string of awards in the last five years for having the lowest cost super fund and pension fund, including the Money Magazine Best of the Best award and the Rainmaker SelectingSuper Retirement Fund of the Year - Value ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... assets of US$625 billion, funded by the export of hydrocarbons since 1976. Second largest was Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global, with US$530.6 billion followed by China's SAFE Investment Company with US$347.1 billion. Globally, sovereign wealth ...