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NAB appoints Antares GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... the foundation of the business being formed in 1994 before growing into the business it is today with over $7.7 billion funds under management." He added, "It was paramount to us that in appointing the right candidate we found someone with the right ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... ago, the average Australian is far more aware of the superannuation system and how it benefits them. As a result, super funds are focusing more on member engagement and member experience, but at the same time it means any potential regulatory changes ...

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Super funds that want to increase their allocation to infrastructure assets without compromising their environmental, social and governance criteria should consider an investment in water equities. That's the opinion of Kleinwort Benson Investors, a ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... enlisted a former Lord Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds. Sir Michael Bear served in one of the world's oldest surviving elected roles from 2010 to 2011. Before that he was managing ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Edison International defined contribution pension plan "acted imprudently by offering six higher priced retail-class mutual funds as plan investments when materially identical lower priced institutional-class mutual funds were available." The court ruling ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... from large institutions to retail accumulators, but he's never seen any definitive industry-wide proof - of the dollars in funds under management variety - that managed accounts have finally gone mainstream. As he readily admits, though, he probably ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Australian superannuation funds should not be worrying about their local counterparts and be more concerned with what international pension funds are doing as competition for assets continues to grow. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... necessarily on". In the two years from December 2013, Hostplus now has 1700 members in Choiceplus with about $55 million in funds under administration (FUA). In comparison AustralianSuper has 14,000 MDIO members with $740 million in FUA. But the returns ...

HUB24 appoints former FSC director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... became SFG Australia after merging with Shadforth in 2011. Additionally, McDonald is a former director of The Investment Funds Association of Australia, which is now the Financial Services Council. "Tony McDonald's appointment as non-executive director ...