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UK pensions not fussed about in-housing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... talk of UK pensions exerting fee pressure on managers, in part due to the fee cap on defined contribution schemes' default funds, charges were only the fourth-most-significant factor for UK pensions when hiring managers. They are mid-pack (sixth of 11) ...

QIC appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt recently announced the appointment of a former AMP Capital chief executive to the board of funds management giant QIC. Joining the board of QIC as its ninth member is Stephen Dunne. Pitt said the expansion will deepen ...

AIST takes aim at levies consultation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... detail whether all who gain benefits from the system should contribute to the levies - especially self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). "Cost recovery of SuperStream costs is large at an estimated $35.5 million for 2016-2017. Information about the ...

PE and VC critical to Aussie growth: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australian private equity and venture capital funds recorded a net-of-fees return of 18.4% in 2015, according to the latest data from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) and Cambridge Associates. The CA Australia Index ...

Former CalPERS CEO jailed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... to four-and-a-half years in prison for accepting bribes during his term at the helm of one of the world's largest pension funds. The Sacramento Bee reports Fred Buenrostro admitted collecting more than US$250,000 in cash and other bribes from his friend ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... but it doesn't mean they are necessarily any closer to achieving adequate retirements. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released its Retirement Standard quarterly update and it shows a substantial fall in petrol prices offset ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has acknowledged the Productivity Commission's challenging task in measuring the competitiveness and efficiency of a complex and heterogeneous system and its wider industry. In its first submission ...

VFMC appoints risk manager from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation has appointed an investment compliance and risk manager from AIA Australia. Adam Swanwick held the role of compliance manager at AIA from March 2013. Prior to that, he was a senior compliance manager at Financial ...

SMSF accountants seek investment product knowledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... accountants want to better understand tax advantages of individual investment products. He said annuities, direct shares, managed funds and ETFs are the top products where accountants want more information and education before recommending them to SMSF ...

HUB24 FUA up 84pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
HUB24 has reached $3 billion in funds under administration (FUA), heralding 84% growth in the past 12 months. The announcement follows three quarters of strong gross inflows for HUB24 in the 2016 financial year, with the platform having the sixth highest ...