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HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
HESTA has partnered with Social Ventures Australia to launch one of the country's biggest impact investment funds. The $32 billion health and community services industry fund has committed $30 million - the largest single commitment to the local impact ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... in the debate and asked for "a system that is simple for members, that is simple for employers, administrators and super funds." However, "one answer doesn't fit everybody, we need to be flexible." In retirement, "there are a variety of circumstances ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate with seven funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Perpetual Corporate Trust has been appointed to provide responsible entity services for seven funds. In the past three months, Perpetual has won mandates with Dalton Nicol Reid's Australian Equities High Conviction Fund, Aviva Investors' Multi-Strategy ...

SuperFriend launches mental illness framework

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Insurer-funded not-for-profit SuperFriend has released a best practice framework for super funds and group insurance partners to manage mental illness insurance claims. The framework was developed in collaboration with, SuperFriend's statement said ...

Sigma wins industry fund equities mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Boutique firm Sigma Funds Management has won an Australian equities mandate from a Sydney-based industry superannuation fund. The mandate goes to Sigma's Select strategy, a high conviction broad cap value strategy that has outperformed the S&P/ASX300 ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The days of CPI plus 5% investment returns for superannuation funds are gone for the foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... transferring people straight across to a product." Professor of Finance at Monash University, Deborah Ralston, said super funds will need more than one CIPR to cater for a range of retirement income needs. Investment Trends head of research and wealth ...

Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... mandating retirement products is a bridge too far," Garcia said. "We continue to argue that members will be best served by funds adopting a principles-based approach to designing a retirement income strategy and framework." Garcia said regardless of ...

LUCRF defends political campaign allegations

MARK SMITH, DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... said. "These events provide direct access to employers and members, and are a chance to test engagement and feedback on the funds' performance and services. LUCRF Super sees these events solely as effective industry networking opportunities."

UBS enters SIV space

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... compliant fund," said Stephen Wood, co-portfolio manager for the new fund. "The UBS small caps team has been offering small cap funds to the Australian market with strong track records for over a decade. The addition of the UBS Australian Small Companies ...