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Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... working in fixed interest and alternatives. Barr also spent five years at National Mutual, where he worked across both the funds management and the corporate superannuation businesses. Michael will commence his role on 2 May 2016 as a member of the firm's ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Industry superannuation funds have put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... relevant research into retirement living standards. The institute suggests a variation of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) "comfortable" level for retirement might be appropriate. "If we can get at least 50% of Australians ...

Azimut buys Australian equities manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Italian asset manager Azimut has purchased a 51% stake in Sigma Funds Management, marking the European firm's second Australian partnership in 18 months. Azimut first launched its entry into Australia through the financial advice market in 2014, announcing ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
New Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Australian presence. They warned that while Australia's superannuation market is already $2 trillion and that its mutual funds market is "arguably among the most highly developed in the Asian region, the challenge that foreign asset managers face in ...

Affluence launches new fee model to help investors and charity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
Affluence Funds Management has adopted a unique fee structure that charges no fee unless it makes a positive return and donates 10% of any performance fees it receives to charity. Daryl Wilson who founded Affluence in 2015 after a successful career ...

Industry veteran departs Energy Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... leaving the $6bn fund. Henricks retires with a legacy at Energy Super after serving 21 years on the board and its predecessor funds, the majority of these as chairman. He guided the formation of Energy Super through the merger of industry super funds ...

Colley resigns from SMSF Association

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... been at the forefront of superannuation policy over many years, especially as it relates to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), and the association and its members have been the beneficiaries of this high level of knowledge," Slattery said. "His ...

SME owners urged to streamline their retirement exit strategies

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... and exit strategy in place. Specialist SME business consultancy GSE says for business owners wanting to pad out retirement funds, a strategic succession and exit plan is critical. GSE managing director Paul Leach said: "Australia is getting older, and ...