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Superannuation

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.

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
New research from nabCapital suggests currency hedging, more than investment strategy selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities.

Gunns fuels CG debate

Corporate governance is back in the spotlight after ANZ said it will only finalise its lending decision on Gunns' proposed $1.7 billion pulp mill once it has completed an independent "green" assessment of the project.

Babcock & Brown launches DIF III

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
The third offering from Babcock & Brown's successful Direct Investment Fund range, which invests in global alternative assets, has attracted the attention of several superannuation funds including Military Super and the WA Local Government Super.

Still time to bid on 2007 signed team Manchester United jersey

Time is running out to bid on the signed 2007 Manchester United team jersey charity auction.

NZ Super Fund defends Myanmar investment

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has come under fire from local non-government organisations (NGOs) for its shareholdings in Total S.A., a French oil company with operations in Myanmar.

Green paper bags top IFSA/Deloitte award

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
Ben Hare, equities dealer at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management, has won the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award for his research paper on the implications of climate change on the investment industry.