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Funds SA appoints first CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Funds SA is welcoming a former AustralianSuper investment specialist as its first chief investment officer. Richard Friend has been named to take on the newly created role, with Funds SA now managing more than $27 billion for South Australia's public ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds says it has strategically split its investment portfolio between alpha and beta to better monitor performance and asset allocation. Although not a new concept, First State Super has moved to an alpha and ...

Real assets drive AMP Capital profit boost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
AMP Capital has recorded a 14.9% lift in underlying net profit, up $11 million for the same period last year. The investment house credited the rise to the increase in fee income over the first half of the year, with their international expansion strategy ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Superannuation funds have been warned about net cash outflow ratios trending upwards as an issue that may impact their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) ...

Funds SA chair departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
The South Australian government will be announcing a new Funds SA chairman within the next month after Helen Nugent announced her departure on Friday. Nugent will step down on 8 December 2015, and after 15 years as chairman of Funds SA. During this ...

ISA voices strong opposition to "radical" super reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned that the government's proposal to remove equal representation in super fund boards "is radical" and constitutes the most significant change to the system since its inception. "There is a real risk that importing ...

Marketing key to $480bn post-retirement opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
A high proportion of those in or near retirement have little idea what to do when it comes to choosing a post-retirement product and that uncertainty could be costing the superannuation industry as much as $480 billion. That's the conclusion of a recently ...

REST appoints former NAB general manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... integration and manager product and strategy at Plum Financial Services. Howard will replace Jo Townsend, who recently became Funds SA chief executive.

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Super funds saw a further dip in returns in the September quarter, on average falling by between 60 and 80 basis points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
Hedge fund managers pinning their hopes on new products to drive inflows and business growth are underestimating the costs involved as well as the effect on margins, a new report from EY has found. The global survey compared opinions from 100 hedge ...