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Superannuation

UniSuper wins Investment Stewardship award

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The $21 billion industry fund UniSuper has been awarded the Investment Stewardship Award in the super fund category at a ceremony held in Melbourne last night.

UniSuper stands up for ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
First it was HESTA and VicSuper - now the $21 billion UniSuper has taken up the environmental, social and governance crusade when it recently joined ESG Research Australia.

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The $4.9 billion super fund for the mining industry AUSCOAL Super has restructured its insurance to offer members scaleable, age-based cover.

Back to school for Sunsuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Sunsuper has unveiled a new online money and super school that features a suite of interactive audio modules about investment and superannuation issues.

SMSFs breach asset rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
More than half of all SMSF fund breaches last year were due to the fund breaking their "in-house asset" rules, according to a new study, with some trustees effectively using their super fund as their personal cheque account.

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
It's still open season on Australia's retirement savings system as two more reports have been released attacking the social inequity of superannuation and age pension rules.

Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Health Super is helping bushfire victims by donating their call centre staff services, giving blood, and offering essentials to aid those in need.

UniSuper names NAB custodian

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The $21 billion industry superannuation fund, UniSuper has reappointed NAB Custodian Services (NCS) to provide master custody and investment reporting services.

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The US government's move to potentially have direct share ownership in the banks bailed out during last year's crisis could dilute the returns of sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds that hold stake in US finance stocks.

REST ramps up credit exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) extended the fund's credit exposure by investing $150 million in the Credit Suisse Syndicated Loan fund and $100 million Stone Tower's Offshore Credit fund in December.