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Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the fund's ESG policy agenda and making ...

Super funds keen on alternatives managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... Hostplus (172 total mandates), HESTA (110), Cbus (101), Media Super (97) and Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (94). The average mandate size varies widely. For example Christian Super's average mandate size is $27 million while QSuper's ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Peak superannuation bodies have forcefully rebuked the Grattan Institute's recent claim that middle-income workers would be worse off if the Superannuation Guarantee rose to 12%. Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... as a precursor to an ongoing relationship for its fixed interest assets. Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund told Financial Standard it has chosen IFM Investors to look after a significant portion of its 'cash and term deposits' ...

Industry funds up premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... Protecting Your Super changes kick into gear. GuildSuper and Childcare Super, which are part of the $1.7 billion Guild Retirement Fund, have made changes to death and TPD cover, as well as investment fees. It joins the ranks of AustralianSuper, REI Super ...

Aberdeen Standard hires retirement head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... Malaysia, developing the retirement framework for the Employees Provident Fund, the country's compulsory savings and retirement fund for private sector workers. ASI managing director Brett Jollie said Nyilas' experience in wealth and retirement ensured ...

Retiree savings won't last: World Economic Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The World Economic Forum has weighed into the debate on the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, releasing a report declaring average Australians will burn through their retirement savings too quickly. The report, Investing in (and for) ...

University to probe reverse mortgages

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
The University of New South Wales' business school is starting a two-year research project on reverse mortgages to find why their uptake has been slow in Australia. Reverse mortgages allow retirees to borrow money against their homes to supplement ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... Mobil on May 29. Earlier this month, shareholders in Exxon, including the Church of England and the New York State Retirement Fund, said they would vote against all Exxon directors at the May 29 annual meeting. A US court filing ahead of the meeting ...

Industry super fund appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... will welcome a new chair as the incumbent completes the 12-year term. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund announced David Hutton will take the post from July 1, replacing Richard Haddock. Hutton has been a trustee director of ACSRF ...