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IFM Investors sell Pacific Hydro to SPIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... surprised by the level of buyer interest in the business which runs 19 wind farms and hydro-electric projects across Australia, Chile and Brazil. The reported 10-figure deal means about five million industry superannuation fund members will, for the ...

AMP Capital hires infrastructure investment director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... company from Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan Board where he was general manager, business development based in Santiago, Chile. During his career, he has held senior roles with Downer Group, MAp Airports, Qantas Group and Macquarie Group. Cummings said ...

Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... represent 40% of the global economy and a quarter of world trade. Participating countries include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, NZ, Peru, Singapore, USA and Vietnam.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... Chinese investment growth, according to International Monetary Fund research. Only Iran, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Zambia and Chile would suffer bigger effects on their economies." (Australian Financial Review) The AFR adds, "An indicative interpretation ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... national and international taxation law. "There's a number of people from Australia who work overseas, whether it's in Dubai or Chile or Russia, with the oil projects. And vice versa: people coming to Australia and working here," he said. "I get a lot ...

VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... research team has visited and conducted research in over 13 emerging market countries since 2011, including Mexico, Peru, Chile, West and South Africa, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and China. "Our grassroots research involves visiting ...

FSI favours Chile-style default super auction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
David Murray has recommended that the MySuper system be replaced by a default fund auction process similar to the Chilean model if fees do not come down considerably by 2020. The Financial System Inquiry final report has argued that superannuation fees ...

GSA an affordable alternative to DLAs: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
Group self-annuitisation (GSA) may provide a more affordable alternative to deferred lifetime annuities (DLA) when it comes to dealing with longevity risk, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). In its second submission ...

Drastically limit number of default funds: Grattan CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... executive John Daley. Speaking at a superannuation roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions, Daley pointed to the example of Chile, where the government runs a tender every few years to decide which fund should be the default fund. "Rather than having ...

FSI zeroes in on vertical advice and retirement income

LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
In its interim report released today the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has suggested that the vertically integrated structures may be reducing the quality of financial advice that consumers receive. The FSI has asked stakeholders to consider different ...