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GESB looks to alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
The $7.5 billion Government Employees Superannuation Fund (GESB) is opening its doors for the first time to unlisted property and other direct asset classes. The WA-based GESB is currently looking closely at unlisted property as a new asset class, said ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... super. "The relief will mean super funds can offer simple advice over the phone," said Michelle Dolin, chief executive at GESB. Industy body ASFA, which represents super funds, welcomed the move and highlighted that for so long, it's regulatory risk ...

GESB seeks more unlisted exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
West Australian-based Government Employees Superannuation Fund (GESB) is considering increasing its current asset allocation of 5 per cent into unlisted assets after it was hard hit by the downfall of equities markets. GESB, which had $8.4 billion in ...

Mercer buys Callan Associates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... along with Mercer's position in Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. ASSET Super, Media Super, ESI Super, Catholic Super and GESB super funds are among Mercer's Australian based asset consulting clients. AustralianSuper hired Mercer to provide call centre ...

Superfunds on recruitment spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... service development and ensure the fund's market competitiveness in the super insurance space. Meanwhile the $8.4 billion GESB in Western Australia is looking to appoint two senior roles - an investment strategist, sector specialist and quantitative ...

GESB plans on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Western Australian public sector super fund, GESB's planned mutualisation process has again been shelved after the local government cited tax and bad financial market concerns. Western Australian treasurer, Troy Buswell said significant progress had ...

GESB Mutual names board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
WA-based GESB Mutual appointed its first board which includes a former executive vice president of Woodside Energy, Keith Spence and former BT Group chief economist and chief investment officer, Andre Morony. The remaining board includes Macquarie Bank ...

GESB announces key hires

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
West Australian super fund GESB hired Fabian Ross as head of wealth management and Martin Hedley as head of strategy. Prior to joining the super fund, Ross spent 18 years at the Commonwealth Bank managing the financial planning division before joining ...

AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... Australia's largest super fund group insurer with major clients including pension fund and platform heavy weights ARIA, REST, GESB and BT. According to the Rainmaker super fund Benchmarking Report analysis of the 2008 group insurance market, AIG is the ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... Y-style edition was printed on recycled paper and has the same look and feel as a typical under 30s mainstream magazine. GESB also took home an award for its 'Feed Your Super' campaign, which attracted three times more member co-contributions than the ...