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Superannuation

Use super for national interests: Weaven

Industry funds management chair, Garry Weaven, has called on the Federal Government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population.

Much ado over Northern Trust

Investment industry consultant Morse Consulting has thrown in a contrarian view on the emotive debate surrounding the Future Fund's decision to outsource its custodian needs to offshore player Northern Trust.

Print Super terminates mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
Industry fund Print Super has dropped managers Maple-Brown Abbott, Portfolio Partners and Credit Suisse and handed the $340 million in mandates to Tyndall, MIR, ABN AMRO and Generation.

Aberdeen capitalises on expanded talent pool

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
Aberdeen Asset Management will focus on new offshore talent and overseas credit products following the March acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management's (DeAM) Australian equities and fixed interest capabilities.

HESTA joins better research alliance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
Industry fund HESTA has joined the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI), an international collaboration that rewards analysts and brokers for greater depth and breadth of research and the inclusion of factors such as corporate governance, human capital ...

HOSTPLUS launches super sport campaign

Industry fund HOSTPLUS, which enjoyed an advertising coup last year with its sponsorship of NRL grand finalist Melbourne Storm, is to roll out another aggressive sports-themed campaign for this year.

MLC property fund to stand alone

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
MLC has made its Global Property Fund available as a stand-alone sector fund on its MLC Wholesale Funds and MasterKey Custom platform for the first time since its inception in 2005.

Super fees jump triple inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
Rainmaker has released their 2007 super and retirement fund survey, showing fees have jumped 8 per cent, or nearly three times the inflation rate.

Pick your stocks when they're green: SAM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
Picking your stocks based on colour may not be the most scientific method around, but go with green and you can't go wrong, said Sustainable Asset Management's (SAM) business development manager, Simon Romijn, speaking at the Financial Standard Best ...

Intangible fund a winning recipe: Macquarie

Amid the craze around growth type funds, global value fund Morgan Stanley Global Franchise has been forced to close its doors to new investors, proving too popular among financial planners.