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Superannuation

StatewideSuper teams up with Health Partners

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
StatewideSuper will partner with Health Partners, a South Australian health fund, to offer discounted health insurance products to members.

AusSuper to double Asian exposure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
AustralianSuper plans to more than double its exposure to Asia over the next four years, and has established an investment committee to lead the charge.

APRA warns trustees about data integrity

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to superannuation fund trustees to outline its expectations on data integrity requirements, warning that while there has been some improvement, funds still have a good way to go before the industry ...

NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
NAB Wealth has launched NAB Super Lever, a standard margin loan product that lets SMSF investors borrow money to invest in listed shares and unlisted managed funds.

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Asian public pensions and Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services.

Aust needs better PPP infra structures: Greiner

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Canadian pension funds' aggressive appetite for Australian infrastructure assets is indicative of the failure of Australian governments to structure deals in a way suitable for local super funds.

Media Super funds film

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Media Super has announced the release of the latest film that has been jointly funded from a film finance facility that it participates in.

HESTA income stream phases out risk

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
HESTA has launched a new retirement solution that the health and community services industry super fund said has "turned conventional retirement product thinking on its head."

Aust funds trail world in alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Alternative assets make up 20% of world pension fund FUM but these alternative investors are continuing to shun Asia in favour of more established markets in the US and Europe.

Super funds tap Barangaroo development

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
First State Super and Telstra Super will be investing $250 million in the $6bn Barangaroo development alongside the Lend Lease managed Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.