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Industry responds to super fees study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Superannuation industry bodies have responded to the Grattan Institute's report on super fees, arguing that fundamental change is not necessary. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said that the ...

Bring in Chilean-style super tender process: Grattan Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... choice products. APRA would continue to assess candidate funds to ensure they meet prudential standards." The report held up Chile's system as an example. The Chilean government puts out a tender every two years for private pension providers to manage ...

BNP appoints new head of APAC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... and Emerging covers 19 countries and includes local investment management capabilities in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan and Turkey. The APAC and Emerging division ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... that they will spend a combined $US3 billion ($A3.26 billion) to build a new desalination plant at the Escondida mine in Chile. Rio, which has a 30 per cent stake in the mine, will contribute $US1.03 billion ($A1.13 billion) and BHP Billiton, which has ...

Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Permananet Fund, Azerjajan's State Oil Fund, Ireland's National Pensions Reserve Fund, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Chile's Social and Economic Stablisation Fund and their Pension Reserve Fund.

Latin American pension funds eye PE

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... National Monetary Council. But the cap is lowered to 10 per cent if they invest in international funds. Also, pension funds in Chile can allocate up to 2.5% of total assets to private equity and can invest in both local and international private equity ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Poland, Chile and Spain look a better bet than the US and UK for institutional investors' sovereign debt portfolios, according to a new research report from AXA Investment Management. The investment house has developed a new framework for analysing ...

Don't overlook South America as an EM: MFS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... this combined sector is slightly bigger than Australia's securities market, however at 80% and 17% respectively, Brazil and Chile dominate the market. South America's emergence as a resource and energy superpower to match and even challenge Australia ...

Emerging market PE numbers on track

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... the emerging world, said Peter Von Lehe, managing director of private equity group Neuberger Berman. Places like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico are characterised by stabilised inflation, falling unemployment and rising wages, which in turn ...

Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... have a heavy tilting to bonds and cash. Behind Australia's 50% equities weighting are the US with 48%, Finland with 41%, Chile with 40% and Belgium with 35%. Hong Kong pension assets are 55% weighted to equities but Hong Kong is not in the OECD. Australia ...