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Superannuation

Women in Super aids breast cancer research

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
Only three months to go before the 2010 Mother's Day Classic, the annual charity walk and run organised by Women in Super to support breast cancer research.

Combined Fund taps more growth assets

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
Combined Fund has increased its growth and balanced strategies' exposure to growth assets as markets improve and super funds return to riskier investments.

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Super funds are racing to get the government's rubberstamp on intra-fund advice relief - with AvSuper, Plum and HESTA among those that already offer, or about to offer, the expanded advice service to their members.

HOSTPLUS pushes into GC retail market

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
HOSTPLUS continues to defy convention by opening a retail shop in Queensland - the first time a non-profit super fund is opening its doors directly to the public and another signal that the Victorian fund is not afraid to expand aggressively outside ...

NZ Super appoints Elementum Advisors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation have appointed Elementum Advisors to manage a $140 million portfolio of catastrophe-linked securities.

Sign Say on Pay: CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has signed a letter from institutional investors urging financial companies to support the shareowner advisory vote on executive compensation.

AIST and VU unveil graduate course

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Victoria University have teamed up to introduce a new university course catering for trustees and other superannuation professionals.

Retirement savings shortfall worsens: IFSA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Australia's retirement savings gap has blown out from $452 billion six years ago to $695 billion, according to new research commissioned by IFSA.

Norwegian pension excludes tobacco firms

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance is excluding the $518 billion Government Pension Fund Global from investing in 17 tobacco companies including British American Tobacco, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco.

Aberdeen wins NGS and ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Aberdeen Asset Management has won two Australian fixed interest and global equities mandates from NGS Super and ING IM.