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AustralianSuper chief calls for man on the moon moment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has called for the superannuation industry to have a grand ambition that includes delivering every Australian an adequate retirement income. Delivering an oration at the Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Catholic Super chief executive and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chair Frank Pegan will commit support from Australian and New Zealand institutional investors for sound climate policies at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference ...

Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
It appears that for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) it's not a case of "be careful what you wish for..." and positive thinking for it's not working positively on its economy. Despite repeating the mantra that the economy continue to recover moderately and that ...

Multi-sector investments reach $555 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Australians had more than $555 billion of managed fund assets invested in multi-sector investment trusts, superannuation funds, pensions and insurance bonds as at 31 July 2015, according to Morningstar. The researcher recently completed qualitative ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... estate agents, but a significant number are property managers and two thirds of our members are females. We need to keep in mind who is our audience." In terms of remuneration structure, the fund has also taken into account that "real estate workers ...

Industry fund to double investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... that team members think long term. This is significant as our philosophy is to keep net returns, and not just fees, front of mind." The investment team expansion follows news in September that chief executive Bruce Watson will leave the fund this yea ...

Embrace change to stay relevant

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... advice is just the business category. What is your business really about? Some advisers have said they're in the 'peace of mind' or 'outsourcing complexity' business. What is your purpose?" he asked. The next three steps were re-engineering (changing ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... satisfies the idea of a price-based model. What an adviser can deliver for a client in terms of their wellbeing and peace of mind is the true value of the profession," he said. He compared the evolution of the financial advice profession to the development ...

Centuria Life launches investment bond funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... same time, if for some reason they need to withdraw their investment before 10 years, they can, which gives great peace of mind. Rogan explained that investment bonds can be used in different investment strategies: "High net worth clients may have reached ...

PROFILE: SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... known. Before then he and I had known each other for a long period of time and he was retiring. He rang me and said would I mind having a chat." Prior to joining the super division of Group Benefits (now SuperBPO), Houlihan spent 10 years as head of ...