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Superannuation

Instos unite for research

Eight major super funds and fund managers have become the cornerstone investors of Regnan, a specialist governance research group that will track the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies for institutional investors.

Lander and de Pourbaix take out BlackRock CIMA Scholarship

Financial Facts' research manager Lukasz de Pourbaix and van Eyk's co-head of investment research Jerome Lander have taken out this year's BlackRock CIMA Scholarship for Retail Researchers.

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
Improving international equities and property markets have helped super funds recover their returns to an average 12.2 per cent for the year to end April, up from 10 per cent as at end March, according to SelectingSuper.

ASX preps for emissions scheme

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is gearing up to introduce a futures market for emissions following the government's decision to introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Blood and Gore fund sustainable

It is a fund that's been labelled 'future-proof' and has 'performance with principles' and now mum-and-dad investors in Australia can invest in Generation Investment Management (GIM), co-founded by ex-Goldman Sachs CEO David Blood and former US vice ...

Vanguard takes top honours at Rainmaker Marketing Awards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Vanguard's Colin Bold has taken out the award for Marketer of the Year at the 2007 Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards.

Aon renews vows with AIG

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Aon Master Trust has signed a new three year agreement with AIG Life, extending the company's seven year partnership as group insurance partner.

BT replaces Intech with Watson Wyatt

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
BT Financial Group has contracted Watson Wyatt as an independent investment consultant and fund manager researcher, replacing Intech Investment Consultants.

Hedge and non-hedge collide

Investment portfolios would become increasingly more complex as both traditional and hedge fund styles of investing continue to merge, said Jeff Rogers, chief investment officer at ipac Securities.

B&B, Primelife form largest retirement fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
Primelife, Australia's largest retirement village provider, yesterday announced a joint venture with Babcock and Brown to create Australia's largest listed senior living specialist fund - Babcock & Brown Communities Group (BBC).