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Superannuation

ESI Super ramps up member support

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
ESI Super is adding more resources to its Life Event program, a free service that provides assistance and advice to members that experience a life-changing event.

Westscheme drops GMO and BlackRock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Westscheme has dropped its emerging market equities mandates with GMO and BlackRock, appointing Schroders in their place.

Prime Super boosts insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
Prime Super has increased its insurance cover for members, slashed premiums and introduced online underwriting in its latest round of improvements.

Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
A US retirement assembly has backed a bill treating placement agents as "lobbyists", in a bid to help protect the integrity of the nation's two largest public pension funds.

Telstra Super signs healthcare deal for members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The $10 billion Telstra Super has teamed up with health fund HCF to offer members discounted health insurance.

Pillar sets new foundations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Pillar has appointed former FuturePlus chief operations officer Bob Biancardi in a newly created senior post, ahead of the group's bigger plan to ramp up internal operations in the year that marks a turnaround in profitability.

Epoch focus on free cash flow pays dividends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
New York Life Investments liked Epoch Investment Partners' free cash flow strategies so much they bypassed the norm of buying equity in the company or hiring them as a fund manager among many - opting instead to tie up a strategic partnership deal that ...

Legalsuper starts unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper has transitioned from crediting rates to weekly unit pricing last week to provide members with a "fairer" pricing system.

UBS and REST join forces for green infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
UBS Global Asset Management is teaming up with the $16 billion industry fund REST in a green energy investment project touted to be behind one of the largest wind farms in the country.

Click rates rise at ESI Super website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
More members are flocking to ESI Super's website compared with two years ago - some reportedly visited the website 200 times in one year due to uncertainty around super legislation.