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Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... Ethical, Local Government Super and Christian Super. Commenting on the announcement, Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said, "Australians are increasingly embracing ethical investing, which we saw reflected in our own business results ...

Australian Ethical reports solid profit growth

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... performance remains strong and we maintain a disciplined approach to cost management," Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said. "Our strong new business growth is driven by increasing interest in ethical investing, as Australians look for ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
Hedge funds are too nuanced to be scaled and investors shouldn't try to assemble them into portfolios, said a leading alternatives investment manager. "Investing in a hedge fund is a collectors' business. You're not building a portfolio but a collection ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
The Government should step in to boost investment in technology and innovation in the financial services sector by offering incentives and removing the biggest barriers, a panel of high profile professional investors has said. In a plenary session at ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
National Australia Bank has announced a number of changes to its leadership following the resignation of group executive finance and strategy Craig Drummond. Over the last two and half years Drummond led NAB's exit of Great Western Bank, the sale of ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
SMSF trustees are reducing their exposure to the largest Australian companies and increasing investments in international equities through managed funds, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the December 2015 quarter ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Impact investor Trimantium Capital expects to deploy about $700 million in venture capital by the end of 2016, working with several Australian superannuation funds in the process. Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and US-based co-chairman ...

Equity Trustees creates senior philanthropy role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Equity Trustees is expanding its private philanthropy business, creating the new role of research and evaluation manager. Emma Pritchard joins Equity Trustees from World Vision Australia, where she was a senior research and evaluation advisor for child ...

HLB Mann Judd launches estate planning

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Superannuation funds have been ramping financial advice services but they are not likely to enter the underdeveloped estate planning market in the near future. This is the view of advisory firm HLB Mann Judd Sydney which recently began its own estate ...

SMSFs to remain popular despite political uncertainty

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Advisory firm HLB Mann Judd Sydney believes the popularity of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will continue to increase regardless of federal government changes to the retirement income system. HLB Mann Judd wealth management partner Jonathan ...