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Future Fund equities head to depart

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... She is leaving to pursue full-time study. Prior to the Future Fund, Lumsden was an investment director at the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. She has also worked in the United Kingdom at Northern Trust Global Advisors, AXA Multimanager Limited ...

Folkestone launches Truganina Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Folkestone Funds Management (Folkestone) the Falkestone Truganina Development Fund - the latest in a series of real estate development funds. The Fund, with an expected term of 4.5 years, is seeking to raise $18.25 million to develop a 690 lot residential ...

Royal commission must look at 'full picture': TWUSUPER CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... had urged the commissioner to look at the full picture in an even-handed way. TWUSUPER was one of the few superannuation funds to come under scrutiny in the royal commission, mainly over the validity of its enterprise bargaining agreements and the fees ...

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... million for renewable energy facilities. Climate bonds - also known as green bonds - aim to tackle climate change by raising funds from fixed interest investors to support investment in environmentally friendly projects. Australian Ethical managing director ...

BTFG restructures investment business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... Patrick Farrell has been appointed chief investment officer, and continues to oversee the strategic growth of all investment funds. Head of retirement Rodney Greenhalgh will be acting head of investment product solutions and will manage key equity and ...

Lonsec gains 2,800 users through iRate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... licensees and independent financial advisers, Lonsec said. The platform's clients can access Lonsec's research including managed funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), separately managed accounts (SMAs), property funds, infrastructure funds and structured ...

Hastings partners with Japanese bank

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Hastings Funds Management has partnered with the largest trust bank in Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SuMi Trust), to invest in infrastructure debt opportunities in Europe. Under the partnership, Hastings and Tokyo-based SuMi Trust have already ...

Vertical integration not important anymore: Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... directors has already sparked debate and opened a new chapter in the so-called "war" between industry and retail superannuation funds. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said yesterday that it is opposed to "the inquiry's plan to fill industry superannuation ...

FSI calls for tax relief to switch out of legacy products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... gains tax, the Financial System Inquiry has recommended in its final report. It is estimated that approximately 25% of all funds under management are in out of date or uneconomic products. These so called 'legacy products' have been rendered irrelevant ...

FSI report favours longevity pooling

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The Financial System Inquiry final report has recommended superannuation funds make more use of longevity pooling in their retirement products. The report recommended that super funds offer a quasi-default 'comprehensive income product for retirement' ...