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Super CIOs say short-termism endemic

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Superannuation fund chief investment officers warn that endemic short-termism across super and the wider asset management industry will hurt member returns and place massive pressure on future investment strategies. A panel of fund executives told the ...

Energy Super selects group insurer

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
$5.9 billion industry fund Energy Super has chosen who will provide its group salary continuance insurance. Effective from 5 September, MLC Life Insurance has won the contract in what the life company has described as "a significant announcement for ...

ISPT outlines ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT) has published an environmental, social and governance document outlining its commitment to best practice in the investment and funds management sector. The document, ESG Beyond Financial Performance, highlights ...

Internal restructuring hits EQT profits

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Internal restructuring and exiting from non-core activities has dragged Equity Trustees' profits in FY16, even if the company managed to boost its funds under management by 16% to $65 billion. Net profit after tax fell 21.6% to $13.3 million and revenue ...

AMP Capital boosts Infrastructure Equity team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... response and rescue services in Denmark and Norway's offshore oil and gas industries in which AMP Capital has a 50% stake. "Phil's extensive experience, which includes infrastructure management expertise across operations and finance, makes him a valuable ...

Inflows and performance boost Australian Ethical profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... Australian Ethical also achieved top quartile performance in key funds for the year. Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said: "This has been a year of unprecedented growth for Australian Ethical, signalling a coming of age for ethical investing. ...

ACBC launches additional XTB model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Exchange traded bond provider Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has launched two additional model portfolios. The new Concentrated High-Yield Model Portfolio continues the philosophy of the High Yield Model Portfolio which was launched last month ...

Bridges advice head resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
The chief executive of IOOF-owned Bridges has resigned and the former head of Western Pacific Financial Planning has been appointed to the role in the interim. Nick Langton joined Bridges in 2014 from Perpetual where he was general manager of Perpetual's ...

Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
The promise of outsized - but very infrequent - returns in financial markets can, like casinos, lead investors to trade in ways that destroys their wealth. That's the view of Capital Fund Management president Philippe Jordan who says investors who get ...

Telstra Super appoints financial planning EGM

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Telstra Super recently appointed an executive general manager to lead its financial planning team, signifying the corporate superannuation fund's ongoing commitment to advice services. Joining Telstra Super as its new financial planning EGM is Stephen ...