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The case for indexed annuity bonds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... a significant shift in attitudes towards investments and superannuation, particularly as ethical investing becomes mainstream. "Trustees have increasingly made more explicit commitments to monitoring the risks posed by ESG issues and making positive ...

Victorian super funds discuss merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... sector, charities, religious organisations and not-for-profit groups. Combined Super's administrator, the ASX-listed Mainstream Group, said discussions were continuing about what admin arrangements would look like if the merger was completed.

Aussie fund manager drops fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... position K2 as a primary investment choice - not only amongst specialist fund managers but also as an alternative to mainstream fund management brands," it said. K2's half-yearly accounts show it earned management and performance fees of $3 million ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... Partners' regional head of North America. Separately, the 130-year-old Equity Trustees has also scored a deal with Mainstream Group as the pair launch a new Irish fund platform, aimed at giving Aussie fundies easier access to European UCITS (Undertakings ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
Responsible investing has mainstreamed with two-thirds of Australia's largest super funds now actively committed. It's also become a leading indicator of segment performance differentials. Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) in association ...

Retirement income rules boost annuities: Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... system that better meets the needs of Australia's retirees by ensuring pooled lifetime income stream products become a mainstream option in retirement," Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said. "These reforms will enhance choice for retirees and ...

CFS partners to create ESG fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... has often been perceived as coming at a cost; either lower returns or increased risk. Our approach seeks to combine mainstream portfolio management and impact, without compromising either," AIM co-founder and managing partner Stephen Fitzgerald said. ...

Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... no doubt that in the short term at least, there will be a further erosion of public trust. Even though headlines in mainstream media will be damning, the media is not responsible for the situation, those who have done the wrong thing are. Now is not ...

Mainstream adds former Commonwealth Bank GM to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
A former Commonwealth Bank general manager has joined the board of a $133 billion fund administrator. Mainstream Group Holdings appointed JoAnna Fisher to its board as an independent non-executive director, adding Fisher's 20 years of senior management ...

Alternative finance the option for millennials

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... business owners perceive there are more small business lending options today than there were in 2013. It shows how mainstream this type of financing is becoming," Breslow said. Equifax group managing director Asia Pacific, Mike Cutter, said 54% of online ...