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Corporate super plan appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
A corporate superannuation plan has appointed a new chair from Frontier Advisors, as the incumbent retires after 16 years. Gabriel Szondy will chair the Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, which manages retirement savings for the employees of Alcoa ...

Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Growth continued to outperform value according to a new study by Frontier Advisers looking at the performance of fund managers in the final quarter of 20109/20. In a note released to its clients, Frontier reported that growth-focused managers outstripped ...

Industry funds team up in longevity search

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
Nine industry funds are working with Frontier Advisors to probe new longevity risk products for retiree members, which could include tweaking account-based pensions. The working group, which was put together late last year, is expected to present its ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... manager. It will partner with MEDA, Volta Capital and the Whitelum Group. "Sarona is an experienced fund investor in frontier and emerging markets with a commitment to investing for environmental, social and governance impact as well as for profit," ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... vanished, leaving many funds exposed to APRA's MySuper heat map investment performance measure. New analysis prepared by Frontier Advisors principal consultant David Carruthers reveals the basis for investment performance indicators in APRA's MySuper ...

QIC appoints executive director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... director based in Hong Kong. Last year, he was also appointed the chief executive of LGM Investments, an emerging and frontier markets boutique under BMO's banner. Prior to joining BMO in 2013, he headed BlackRock's Australian institutional business ...

Frontier Advisors adds to leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Frontier Advisors, which has $410 billion in assets under advice, has made an appointment for a key leadership position. David Jenkins will step into the role of head technology and operations at Frontier Advisors. Jenkins joins Frontier from his role ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... allocations across our client base varies widely, as we have a number of different client types and risk tolerances." Frontier Advisors principal consultant Andrew Kemp said with central banks buying up parts of the high yield bond market, investors ...

Property takes $237m hit

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Total property sales across the country have dropped at least 30% after COVID-19 cases started increasing in March, with sales down $237 million compared to the same period last year. Total sales in Sydney have dropped 79% (-$454 million), while sales ...

Former CFSGAM executive joins industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... years' experience in the financial services industry across consulting with Ernst & Young, investment consulting with Frontier Advisors and most recently at the industry fund for media professionals. At the time of Zhang's appointment, Legalsuper ...