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Noble departs ASFA, joins Inflection Point Capital

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Gordon Noble has left his position as director of investments and economy at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to join Inflection Point Capital Management (IPCM). Noble said he was leaving ASFA after three years "to pursue ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Just 20% of working Australians over 50 believe superannuation is a "good system" that is "working for them," a report commissioned by REST Industry Super has found. The report also found that 45% of respondents were concerned about the constant rule ...

ASIC reviews misleading promotion of hybrids

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Hybrid securities providers can expect a high level of scrutiny from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to the regulator's chairman Greg Medcraft. Speaking at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia's annual conference ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Ethical investor Hunter Hall has become the second fund in two days to announce it will introduce fossil fuel screening into its investment criteria, following a similar announcement by AMP Capital on Wednesday. However, while AMP Capital's screen focuses ...

MySuper is bringing fees down: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
MySuper is doing its job in bringing down superannuation fees despite recent reports to the contrary, according to Rice Warner head of superannuation market insights Nathan Bonarius. In a report published today, Bonarius said that between 30 June 2012 ...

AMP carbon screening leads to just two divestments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP Capital's new fossil fuel screening criteria will have little direct impact on investments, resulting in just two divestments and the exclusion of only one extra ASX 200-listed Australian company from the 'investible universe'. Yesterday AMP Capital ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Challenger's Jeremy Cooper talks to FS Super associate editor James Fernyhough about retirement income, challenging some widely-held beliefs about the drawdown phase of superannuation. As one-time chair of the Cooper Review, Jeremy Cooper knows Australia's ...

Bring on compulsory annuities, says Deloitte partner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The government should introduce compulsory deferred lifetime annuities as a way of insuring against longevity risk, Deloitte's lead superannuation advisory partner Russell Mason has said. Speaking about the future of superannuation at Russell Investments' ...

No clear case for independent trustee quota: Towers Watson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The case for the compulsory appointment of independent trustees to the boards of superannuation funds has not yet been made, according a new paper by Towers Watson. The paper comes as the government considers mandating that independent directors comprise ...

AMP Capital introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
AMP Capital has announced it will screen out companies with a material exposure to fossil fuels in its Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) range of funds, in response to client demand. The RIL Charter of Operation will now screen out companies that ...