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Superannuation

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
Telstra Super earns top spot in member satisfaction according to leading consumer advocacy group, CHOICE.

EQT buys OAMPS Super Fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Equity Trustees will pay $10 million to buy OAMPS Super Fund from the Wesfarmers Group.

AvSuper awards BEM mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
AvSuper has awarded a $120 million mandate to Balanced Equity Management, replacing a previous $75 million mandate with Arnhem Investment Management.

European pension systems under review

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
The European Commission has published a Green Paper discussing European pension systems, EU regulation issues and what the future solvency regime for pension funds will involve.

Real return to balance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Some of today's balanced funds have departed from the real meaning of a balanced strategy cultivated many years ago, preventing investors from moving nimbly between the various asset classes, said a fund manager.

RBS develops ESG strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) joins the growing number of stockbroking and investment houses keen to develop a numerical strategy that can be used to better qualify an investment decision based on a company's ESG policies.

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Christian Super, whose funds all adhere to ethical investment guidelines, said it is benefiting from the increasing desire of Australians to see their super contributions invested responsibly.

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

Chaos engulfing the role of the speaker in Australia's hung parliament is significantly damaging the chances the government will be able to implement its superannuation and wealth management reform program.

CalPERS taps Brazilian real estate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
CalPERS has committed $199 million to real estate fund with Hines in Brazil - a fund that returned earnings of 128 per cent over a year, and 55 per cent over three years.

AMP buys Sydney office for Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Sunsuper has expanded its direct property mandate with AMP Capital Investors following a $100 million Sydney CBD office acquisition.