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Maritime Super appoints NAS as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
Maritime Super has reappointed National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing business as custodian for a further three years. NAS will provide custodial and investment administrative services to the $5 billion industry fund for maritime workers. Maritime ...

Super doing its job: Actuaries Institute

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
The superannuation system is doing its job, a newly published white paper from the Actuaries Institute has concluded, but Financial System Inquiry chair David Murray argues it must be removed from political intervention. The new paper, 'For Richer or ...

Rice Warner highlights $1.8trn insurance gap

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
There is a $1.8 trillion underinsurance gap in Australia, according to Rice Warner's Underinsurance in Australia report. The report is based on levels of life insurance, total and permanent disability (TPD) and income protection as at June 30, 2014. ...

Henderson scores $2.6bn in mandates from Perennial buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Institutional mandates of a combined value of at least $2.6 billion will fall under Henderson Group's umbrella, following the acquisition of IOOF's Perennial Fixed Interest Partners and Perennial Growth. Both companies have combined assets under management ...

JPM navigates super funds towards maritime income strategy

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
J. P. Morgan is looking to bring investments in global shipping to Australian superannuation funds. According to the global asset manager, yield-oriented maritime asset investments offer a combination of benefits: attractive total return potential ...

Maritime Super appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Maritime Super has appointed a high profile independent director to its board. Lynelle Briggs is an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia and has held senior government and executive positions, including chief executive of Medicare ...

UK pension funds required to warn consumers

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to chief executive officers of pension providers to outline government plans to introduce additional protection for retirees wishing to access their defined contribution pension pot from April this ...

J.P. Morgan acquires Asia REIT platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired Aviva Investors Asia Pacific real estate platform, a direct real estate investment management platform operating in Australia, Japan and Singapore. Through this acquisition, J.P. Morgan Asset Management has ...

Super returns dip but still strong

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper and Workplace rolling 12 month performance index fell during July to return 10.6% compared to 12.7% at end June and 11.7% at end May. Rainmaker, which conducts the research for SelectingSuper, noted that three year super fund ...

Safer sex? Women take less risk than men

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Overlooking the preferences of the more cautious partner when devising an investment strategy for couples could see planners get a rap from the regulator, risk specialist FinaMetrica has warned. Risk profile data compiled by the financial services firm ...