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CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
The proposal for superannuation funds to have a comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR) has experts cautious about defaulting members at a time when individual retirement solutions are most needed. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... reduction in the deposit rate and an increase in asset purchases. It's as certain as sure that the Fed will lift its fed funds target rate by the 16th of December given recent Fed rhetoric - although there's still a slim chance it won't... depending ...

AZ NGA acquires sixth practice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... Planners. Based in Mildura and formed via the merging of three advice firms in 2006, Harvest Wealth manages $166 million in funds under advice and covers investment and asset allocation, retirement planning, insurance and strategic advice. The new agreement ...

Sunsuper hires AustralianSuper portfolio construction manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... research and has worked extensively with a range of board and investment committees. Sunsuper manages more than $32 billion in funds under management for the benefit of more than one million members.

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes the industry should look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the industry needs to show ...

Super fund tech investment to increase 20%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
More than half of superannuation funds are planning to increase the amount of money they spend on technology by 20% over the next year, a Link Group survey has found. The survey questioned major super fund chief executives about their plans to spend ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Standard Life head of pension strategy Jamie Jenkins says that the UK-based firm has experimented ...

AustralianSuper chief calls for man on the moon moment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... includes delivering every Australian an adequate retirement income. Delivering an oration at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane this morning, Silk asked the industry to consider what "is our man on the ...

King Irving Funds Management launches

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
King Irving Funds Management has launched in Australia. Upon launching, the company has also released the King Irving SURA Pacific Alliance Fund, designed to provide Australian investors access to the Pacific Alliance emerging market. It has been seeded ...

UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... competition and conflicts of interest within the asset management industry in its sights. The heads of the UK's largest pension funds have called for stricter oversights in the investment consulting industry amid concerns consultants are increasingly ...