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AustralianSuper awards QIC $500m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Australia's largest industry fund, the $30 billion-plus AustralianSuper, has poured $500 million into QIC Global Real Estate's QIC Property Fund - an investment that makes up 15.2 per cent of the super fund's total property portfolio. Announcing the ...

Khazanah buys Oriental University stake

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Investors might eye China's industrial growth as investment opportunities, but Khazanah Nasional is taking a different tact - forking out more than $45 million for a 10 per cent stake in Oriental University City Limited as part of its China education ...

BUSS(Q) hires advice and contributions manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
Queensland fund BUSS(Q) has hired Damien Simonfi and David Southwood to fill two newly created positions of financial advice manager and contributions arrears manager. BUSS(Q) has appointed Southwood as financial advice manager. Southwood will focus ...

Make a pledge to grow your super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
The $7 billion HOSTPLUS has launched a new campaign encouraging members to "pledge to do one thing for their super" in an effort to rouse them to add more to their accounts. Wayne Sullivan, executive manager of marketing at HOSTPLUS, said the campaign ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi". Yes Virginia, the US is drawing up battle plans as I write. According to Bloomberg, "Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

BT Wrap tackles bigger bulk order trading

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
BT Wrap has introduced a new multi-client bulk order trading facility to improve its platform services to advisers. The new Multi-Client Bulk Order equities trading functionality includes the ability to buy or sell a single listed security for up to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open little changed on Monday after overseas equity and commodity prices were little changed. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was one point higher at 4,820 points. ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Russell has opened its flagship multi-asset portfolio, the Russell Pooled Superannuation Trust Balanced Opportunities Unit, to three new alternative asset sector funds. According to a press statement from Russell, the move has seen the trust's alternative ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red following a weaker led from Wall Street and most major world markets, and mixed commodity prices. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 11 points ...