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Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Australia's superannuation funds have dropped in the global ranking of the world's largest pension funds. According to Willis Towers Watson's latest Thinking Ahead Institute/Pensions and Investments World 300 report, Australia's super ...

Cull flat fees for small pensions: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Pension funds should stop charging flat fees on small and dormant accounts, a report produced by the United Kingdom Work and Pensions Committee recommends. The report said even if a pension fund makes a good return, a flat fee structure can completely ...

QSuper names investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... the growth and stability of the Fund," he said. QSuper has $91 billion under management in its accumulation and pension funds; about $113 billion is under its administration.

Tasplan recruits new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Management Corporation and Prudential Portfolio Managers. He was also the investment manager for the British Gas pension funds in London before emigrating to Australia. Tasplan is currently in talks with MTAA Super to merge the two funds. It had originally ...

Irish pension funds reduce equity exposure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... investors need to remain vigilant in an ever-evolving macro-economic and political backdrop. In the past year, Irish pension funds have reduced their exposure to equities, diversifying into other asset classes including property, infrastructure and hedge ...

Fund manager strengthens alternatives capabilities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... lead the team of 35 from Mirova. Vauban Infrastructure Partners will cater to institutional investors - including pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions and family offices - across Europe and Asia. Natixis says that Vauban will consider ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... the livestreaming of the attacks on mosques in Christchurch, NZ Super joined with other New Zealand investors and pension funds to call for action. The group of investors are calling for Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet (the company that owns Google and ...

Aussie instos among most responsible investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... America's Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI) analysed and rated around 200 sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds against 10 core principles and 20 criteria for responsible investing practices, including disclosure practices and the ...

IFM Investors to open new Europe office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... $120 billion in funds under management and has a base of 350 institutional investors from 17 countries, including pension funds, mutual insurers, charities and endowments and a small amount of sovereign wealth funds.

UK pension funds to be hit hard over negligence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
The UK Government wants to up the ante on pension fund bosses who endanger worker's retirement savings. Under a new proposal from the UK Government, bosses would face up to seven years in jail for endangering the retirement savings of their workers ...