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Superannuation

HOSTPLUS joins the Collingwood Magpies team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
HOSTPLUS has taken another bold step in its high profile brand marketing strategy, partnering with the AFL Collingwood Magpies on a number of strategies designed to benefit both parties and HOSTPLUS members.

AGEST to hold AGM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
Public offer industry fund AGEST will join the elite list of super funds brave enough to directly front their members in person when it holds its first member meeting in Canberra on 19 April.

JUST SUPER hits high note

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
JUST SUPER, the industry superannuation fund for arts, entertainment and media professionals, has announced that five leading symphony orchestras have nominated the fund as their default.

Private equity everywhere: CHAMP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
Private equity players are now rightfully an integral part of any deal in Australia, big or small, according to Nat Childers, director of CHAMP Private Equity.

MFS broadens product range

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
Australian Stock Exchange listed investment manager MFS has launched two new funds in response to client demand, the MFS Cash Enhanced Fund and the MFS Dynamic Growth Equity Fund.

Centro to buy $6.35b US REIT

Centro Retail Trust (CER) and Centro are to acquire US-based New Plan Excel Realty Trust for $6.35 billion (US$5 billion) less than four months after the group signed another US REIT deal for Heritage for $4.35 billion.

MetLife sells annuity business to Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
MetLife Insurance has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership its annuity and pension business to Challenger Life.

AXA wins Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Year

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
AXA/AllianceBernstein has taken out Morningstar's 2006 Fund Manager of the Year, holding off the other two finalists AMP Capital Investors and Barclays Global Investors to take home the top honours.

Principal kicks off global listed property fund

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
Principal Global Investors has launched the Principal Global Property Securities Fund giving investors access to a range of global listed real estate opportunities.

Macq and Citi offer best of more worlds

The brainiacs at Macquarie and Citigroup have been busy creating products that offer investors the best of both worlds, letting investors scoop up all the returns of the best performing investments and none of the losses from the worst.