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Super execs: Size is not scale

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... need scale, he said. But there's a twist: in super funds, size tends to correlate with complexity, meaning "that total combined assets tend to be held across multiple registry systems, different product teams and so on - that's not economies of scale ...

AMP Capital infrastructure fund ESG leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... top spot with an overall average score of 55; the only infrastructure fund to receive a score above 50. The score is a combined ranking of the fund and its underlying assets, which include Melbourne Airport, Interlink (Sydney's M5 motorway) and New Zealand's ...

ANZ improves OneCare for advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... making sure they can access benefit payments when they need them most. The bank has improved client experience with a combined PDS and policy terms document, which is written to ensure understanding products is simple and transparent. OneCare's underwriting ...

Managed accounts boost income by 77%: case study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... managed accounts to improve a client's retirement income. The case study uses the example of a pre-retiree couple with a combined superannuation balance of $1 million invested in a rolling six month term deposit. The low 2.7% rate offered is only providing ...

Watermark launches global market neutral LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... December 9, and trading is anticipated to start on December 21. "Given the current sustained low interest environment, combined with the complex global economy and geopolitical environment, there is a strong case for investing in a market-neutral strategy," ...

New IOOF funds receive 'recommended' rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... investment officer, Stephen Merlicek said: "By the innovative mixing of active, passive and factor based strategies, combined with dynamic asset allocation, we believe we have come up with a unique solution that can still achieve significant value-add ...

New life insurance standards for super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... (ASFA), the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) and Industry Super Australia (ISA). The combined group will include representatives from funds, insurers, consumer groups and industry bodies. The group will aim to develop ...

Super funds should reassess view of balances: Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... alone, super funds should be defaulting to a household view of balances, given they're likely pooling resources to cover combined expenses. Cooper believes it is the prime time for funds to reassess their point of view, given the government's ongoing ...

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... in 2015 from 84.4 in the previous year. ABS director of demography Beidar Cho said: "In 2013-2015, the male and female combined life expectancy at birth estimate for Australia was 82.4 years. This was 11.9 years higher than the world average of 70.5 ...

Round of redundancies in IOOF product distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... he said. "There have been some roles that have been reconfigured and some redundancies have resulted from that - we've combined a number of functions. We are moving towards more of a national distribution strategy," Oliver said. In the company update ...