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Superannuation

Qantas Super to exit Constellation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Value manager Constellation turns a new leaf after Qantas Superannuation Limited (QSL) moves to offload its private equity stake and just under $250 million in investments from the group.

Sunsuper rewrites industry fund model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Sunsuper chief executive Tony Lally has outlined a fresh template for industry super funds - one that moves towards providing high-tech and more customised low-cost advice services to members.

AusSuper saves members $15m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
AustralianSuper's tax file number campaign has saved members an estimated $15 million in tax.

DC pension risk reviews flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt research revealed less than one fifth of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes carried out a risk assessment in the last 12 months despite continued bad markets.

Vanguard saves $5m in trading costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
True to the adage 'timing is everything', index manager Vanguard saved investors over $5 million in reduced transactions costs this year through 'crossing savings'.

UK's Cambridge wins Aust mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
London-based currency risk manager Cambridge Strategy has won its first mandate in Australia - marking the debut of a British currency manager in the local institutional space.

VicSuper members to receive carbon scorecard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
VicSuper blazes the trail in sustainable investing after it revealed that members will receive a carbon emission measurement of their superannuation investments alongside their account balance.

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
A number of public sector and industry super funds, multi managers and master trusts have pumped a combined $370 million into a specialist Apostle fund that aims to capitalise on the undervalued US senior bank loans market.

AUSCOAL switches to weekly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
AUSCOAL Super joins the growing list of super funds that have shifted from monthly to weekly crediting rates and, in a parallel move, the fund will also update investment choice switches from monthly to weekly.

CSS Super members in the driver's seat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
CSS Super has expanded its contribution options this year, allowing its members to decide how much they want to save from their after-tax salary contribution instead of the previous minimum of 5 per cent.