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Private equity firm secures Telstra site for student housing

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... global private equity fund manager. Gaw Capital purchased the Telstra Building in Perth's CBD through one of its several funds under management, building out its student accommodation portfolio. The transaction, advised by DevWest Group, will see the ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... Guide to Responsible Investment Regulation is based on research covering 300 different pieces of regulation across pension funds, stewardship codes and corporate disclosure requirements in the largest 50 economies in the world. While the PRI identified ...

Millennials embrace Essential Super's digital presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Ease of access and visibility has seen Essential Super hit $2 billion in funds under management and exceed more than 200,000 customers, many of which are millennials. New data from the fund has found that more than four in every 10 Essential Super accounts ...

Industry funds lead Labor's super inquiry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Industry superannuation funds are taking charge of the discussion around a new Senate inquiry aiming to address superannuation guarantee non-payments. Cbus and Industry Super Australia have released a report that suggests about 2.4 million or about ...

VFMC COO jumps ship to new GSAM company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Victorian Funds Management Corporation's chief operating officer has taken on a new role at a Goldman Sachs Asset Management business. GSAM's new Australian equities business, soon to be announced, has appointed Brett Davidson as its new COO. Of the ...

Pengana boosts adviser distribution footprint

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... team targeting the financial adviser market. The firm's six active equity strategies, which collectively hit a $2 billion funds under management milestone in December, have been approved for distribution by more than 100 Australian dealer groups and ...

Super funds must do better digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Superannuation funds need to do more digitally in order to attract and retain members, according to Decimal chief executive Nic Pollock. Pollock said the key challenge in the industry at present is the issue of member retention; with an increasing number ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... million. The deal establishes Mercer as one of the largest outsourced superannuation providers in Australia, increasing funds under administration by more than $100 billion and doubling its member account base to more than two million. Mercer managing ...

Super slow to embrace advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
While super funds are increasingly investing in digital engagement, only a minority are employing robo-advice services, according to IQ Group research. The IQ Group Digital Engagement Study 2016, based on research of the top 50 retail, industry and ...

Asset managers must consider multi-asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... outsourced world, Cerulli recommends two main strategies. The first is to provide complete portfolio solutions like multi-asset funds, or selling into investment firms that do so. The second is selling to DFMs and as a result indirectly gaining IFA business. ...