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Superannuation

CBA links with German investment bank

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
The Commonwealth Bank has signed a reciprocal agreement with German investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort to provide Dresdner's corporate clients with banking services in Australia and vice versa.

Asset finance companies lose lending share

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Finance companies are losing market share in their biggest market segment, business lending, as the banks make an aggressive push for more SME and middle market business.

AFS tailors record profits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has announced they will end the year breaking all previous records.

ACT govt funds adopt sustainable investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The ACT Government's $1.4 billion Superannuation Provision Account investment portfolio is set to adopt the United Nations (UN) Principles for Responsible Investment and implement a risk-based approach to its investment decisions, following recommendations ...

The $10 million sustainable punt

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) continues to be the poster child for sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) after raking in $9.6 million in returns for members by shorting shares that didn't pass its SRI screen.

SPEC(Q) delivers electrifying returns

Super contributions and transfers into SPEC(Q), the super fund for people who work in Queensland's electro-technology sectors, has grown by over 40 per cent in 2006/07, at a time when the fund returned double-digit returns in the fourth consecutive year.

AustSafe redeems and goes to Paradice

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
AustSafe Super has given Paradice Investment Management a new $51 million Australian equities large caps mandate, funded through the redemption of the Perennial Value Australian Equities mandate.

AMP launches new planner academy

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
AMP Financial Planning has launched two new recruitment, education and placement programs, based at their new Financial Planning Academy in St Leonards, Sydney.

Legalsuper recovers a million in super

Sure, a million dollars is a sliver of the country's $9.7 billion in 'lost super' but it is still a million dollars that legalsuper has recovered at negligible or no cost to its members.

AFS kicks off new education program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) will conduct its first business school program this month, with the initial two-day program kicking off in Melbourne on October 25.