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Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Blackstone has purchased a portfolio of 16 US multifamily apartment assets for US$748 million. Purchased from SPIRE CAPITAL, the sale is part of SPIRE's progressive exit of the underlying US ROC II fund managed by SPIRE's US private equity real estate ...

Super choice needs more than five minutes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
One of the emerging threats to Australian's retirement savings is the fact that one in three SME owners spend less than five minutes selecting their employee's default super fund. This is the key takeout from a recent survey conducted by REST Industry ...

Lifeplan bond 'highly recommended'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... saving for a child's education - and what can be more important than that? "On top of this, we have provided investment choice, flexibility and no penalties. This product is a true myth buster."

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... future consumers and needs to demonstrate stability. "Super 2.0 needs to be different to today's system. It must offer choice for all Australians; it must operate in a competitive, open and flexible market; it must deliver a comfortable retirement for ...

SelectingSuper announces super fund of the year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... fees and extra services such as financial planning and member engagement." UniSuper also collected the Retirement Select Choice Product of the Year. Other winners included the QSuper Accumulation account for the MySuper Lifestage Product of the Year ...

Advisers drive annuities growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... in retirement," Abernethy said. "With the addition of Challenger annuities last year, advisers have benefited from more choice when it comes to portfolio construction and meeting the needs of clients approaching or already in retirement in one place." ...

Super execs: Size is not scale

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Size is not the same as having effective economies of scale in superannuation funds, leading management consultants and super executives have told the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference. TRIA Investment Partners' ...

AustralianSuper enhances fund transparency

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Australia's largest superannuation fund has improved its transparency with members by launching an interactive tool it hopes will be commonplace across the industry. AustralianSuper recently launched a project that displays all of its investments across ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... expect to be empowered to make their own choices about their finances. A system which prevents consumers from making this choice by relying on protectionist industrial barriers is out-of-step with today's world," Loane said. Among several points the ...

SMSFs combating low rates with hybrids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... returns as a result of the continued low rate environment. "The continued drop in interest rates has given trustees no choice but to seek income elsewhere. The new hybrid capital offer from ANZ has led to increased interest in hybrids but investors are ...