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Superannuation

The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
Commodities, currencies, infrastructure and private equity will feature prominently in the next generation of super fund investment options and with that comes problems with balancing member choice with the right liquidity policy.

Super at the edge of abyss: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
It's time to buck up as Australian's superannuation industry hovers at the edge of an abyss following the Federal Budget's cuts to super and a preliminary report of the Henry Tax Review, warned a key industry association.

Hedge funds to get $60 billion boost

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
Pension funds around the world are expected to pump up their $547 billion hedge fund allocation by more than $60 billion before December as they look to balance assets and liabilities, new research shows.

Changing the face of super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
Market your super fund as a financial security company and you'll engage the most materialistic group of people in history - Generation Y, said an industry expert.

ANZ Super Advantage adds four

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
The $1.6 billion ANZ Super Advantage has added four new investment funds including a Vanguard and BlackRock product to its menu.

US church pension ramps up Asia-Pac presence

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
The Church Pension fund, a US-based pension fund with $9 billion in assets, opens an office in Hong Kong as it bulks up its portfolio in Asian real estate and private equity assets.

NZ govt to suspend NZ Super contribs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
The New Zealand government's plans to stop contributions to NZ Super for at least a decade could place the super fund under greater financial pressure in the future, according to one global asset consultant.

AustralianSuper hires Inalytics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
AustralianSuper's selected multi managers may need to refine their processes after the super fund hired research consultancy firm Inalytics to assess the skills of the underlying fund managers.

Sunsuper terminates $200m Everest mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Sunsuper has axed a $200 million alternative investments mandate with Everest Financial Group following a fall in the firm's funds under management and staff numbers.

Bonnie and Clyde team caught for fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
A couple from Victoria has admitted to committing SMSF fraud - with the husband pleading guilty to 12 charges including theft and conducting business without a financial services licence following an ASIC investigation.