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Industry funds temper inflows post-Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... said. Furthermore, AustralianSuper's MySuper return over the quarter was 6.6%, while AMP MySuper (which includes lifecycle products) returned 7.8%. Overall, total superannuation assets reached $2.8 trillion, up 6.7% in the 12 months to March. MySuper ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
Six years after the first lifecycle MySuper products hit the shelves, industry superannuation funds have trailed behind the retail sector in terms of adoption. Only five industry funds ditched their single strategy MySuper product for a lifecycle option ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... data on more than 2.3 million First State Super, Sunsuper and VicSuper members in the June 2018 financial year, found lifecycle members are the least likely to contact their fund. Among the one-in-three (32%) members who made contact with the fund, digital ...

AMP Capital appoints multi-asset investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... markets and tailored investment teams. She will also continue as portfolio manager of the Future Directions and AMP Lifecycle funds. AMP Capital global head of public markets Simon Warner said Alliston's appointment is key, adding she has an excellent ...

Super funds edge towards a flat 2018

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018
... asset weighting, Antil noted. The average October return for single investment strategy MySuper products was -3.02%. For lifecycle products the comparative average was -4.2%, meaning lifecycle products underperformed by 118 basis points, however this ...

Lifecycle super can be better: Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A new paper from Frontier Advisors argues lifecycle strategies should work out retirement income targets for members and adjust investments to meet that goal rather than taking a "blunt mass customisation" approach. Lifecycle Investing: A refresher ...

Nikko Asset Management awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... London head of global equities Peter Rutter said he and his team in London will apply an economic return and corporate lifecycle framework in creating a differentiated portfolio. Nikko AM senior portfolio manager Charl Marais said: "Engaging a differentiated ...

Vale Paul Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... many achievements as chair of the investment committee, he helped develop a fully integrated investment platform, a new lifecycle option for default members, an enhanced approach to currency management and an improved retirement option," a Qantas Super ...

QSuper hunts for new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... also one of the architects behind the award-winning QSuper Lifetime, Australia's first two-dimensionally segmented lifecycle investment option which at the policy level, advanced the notion of fiduciary duty in default superannuation, "Pennisi ad ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... two-year bond is 28 August 2018. CBA said the blockchain bond will be open to new investors throughout its two-year lifecycle. It is also open to enquiries from market participants regarding its platform. The investor interest comes after CBA said it ...