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Superannuation

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Superannuation marketers and communication managers will soon have the chance to go head to head with their peers at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Forum and Awards next week.

Maritime Super backs internal admin for merged fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Maritime Super chief executive, Peter Robertson, believes the administration of the proposed merger between the fund and Auscoal Super would run more efficiently on an internal system, instead of an outsourced provider.

Russell gains corp super client

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
Russell Investments has been appointed by packaging group Amcor to manage its $850 million corporate superannuation fund.

Legalsuper puts custody to tender

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
The $1.3 billion legalsuper is tendering its custody mandate for the first time in eight years.

More insurance for IBM Super members

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
The corporate fund of IBM Australia is boosting its insurance for members, including opening up death and TPD cover for spouse and retained members.

Nationwide signs Mercer for asset consulting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Nationwide Superannuation Fund has signed Mercer as its asset consultant as the fund considers moving to a full implementation style asset consulting relationship.

Westscheme overhauls intl equities portfolio

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Westscheme has released its revised overseas developed equities fund manager lineup after dropping BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors from the portfolio.

US pension plan deficits rise in June

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Pension plan deficits of S&P1500 reached $510 billion at the end of the financial year, just $1 billion shy of the previous deficit record set in January 2009, according to a new report.

LGS sells FuturePlus share to EISS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
Local Government Super (LGS) is selling its half stake in admin and investment provider FuturePlus to its other half-owner Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS) - lifting the uncertainty that hung over the co-owned business caught in the political ...

AvSuper selects Hastings and Invesco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
AvSuper has given $35 million to Invesco to invest in Australian small cap equities and $24 million to Hastings Funds Management as part of its expanding global infrastructure portfolio.