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Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Northern Trust Asset Management has won a $220 million mandate from the Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF). The World ex Australia index mandate, managed by the fund's international business Northern Trust Global Investments Limited ...

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Industry fund Cbus has almost doubled its life insurance premiums, becoming the latest super fund to do so in response to a spike in claims. Following renegotiations with group insurer Hannover Life Re of Australasia, Cbus members on the default option ...

Government delays SuperStream deadline

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The government has pushed back the deadline at which super funds must comply with SuperStream to 1 July 2015. The SuperStream regime is due to commence on 1 July 2014, at which time employers with more than 20 employees will be able to start making ...

Future Fund appoints head of ESG risk management

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Future Fund has appointed a new head of environmental, social and governance risk management. Joel Posters will relocate from The Netherlands to take up the role and is expected to start in August 2014. Until recently Posters was global head of ...

Baby boomers account for four in five dollars under advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Over 55s now account for two-thirds of all financial planning clients, and four out of every five dollars under advice, the latest report from researcher Investment Trends shows. An aging population and generational wealth differences have made retirees ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
If three weeks (almost) ago European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi still gave himself a bit of wiggle room not to act (or defer action) - "after having seen the Staff projections that will come out in early June" - he did none of that when ...

DomaCom eyes Gen Ys with property product

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
DomaCom is encouraging young investors to set up self-managed super funds (SMSF) and to invest in its property fund as part of a recent partnership. The provider has partnered with Self-Managed Super Institute, CST Corporate Solutions and Evolv Super ...

Raise preservation age with some exceptions: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is pushing for an increase in the preservation age to 65, but with early access measures for those who are unable to work to that age. The FSC said that, with the Age Pension eligibility age set to rise to 70 by ...

Challenger makes senior Fidante Partners appointment

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Challenger's multi-boutique funds management business, Fidante Partners, has appointed a senior business development manager from Morgan Stanley. Investment banker Gabrielle Munzer was most recently an executive director, global capital markets at Morgan ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Yeah baby, let's! Seen the CBOE VIX index lately? Yes, that one - the one financial markets look at the gauge the level of investors' fear. It was pegged at 11.36 at the close of last week's activity - the lowest since the ides (15th) of March 2013. ...