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NZ Super Fund named world's most innovative

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... sovereign fund. Last night, the Fund won the prestigious Sovereign Wealth Fund category in the 2012 aiCIO Industry Innovation Awards in New York. The other finalists were the Australian Future Fund; Singaporean fund GIC; Norges Bank Investment Management ...

Regulation compounds hedge fund woes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... said. "In this environment, fund managers will need to reinvent themselves, adapt to the changing landscape and drive innovation within the industry more than ever before in order to attract and retain investors." Pye adds that access to capital will ...

Beware complex absolute return funds: Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... the disappointing returns seen from traditional equity funds. While Lonsec welcomes further competition and product innovation in the sector, the research house warns that absolute return funds vary greatly in design, strategy and complexity and are ...

Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... not to see any specific growth targets for 2013. Philips said the growth strategy would centre on productivity and innovation to try to drive higher returns from its existing business. She said that the losses investors suffered in the GFC has changed ...

Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... opportunities as there were threats, asking the representatives of funds present: "Are you an organisation with a history of innovation?" Superannuation funds are not necessarily behind the eight-ball though, with AustralianSuper scooping awards for ...

MySuper perceived as re-badging exercise

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
After engaging with the superannuation industry, it is obvious that there are a wide variety of responses to MySuper product design, said Bravura Solutions' head of product. Many funds are just treating MySuper as a chance to re-badge the default scheme ...

CommSec consolidates adviser services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... easier for customers. Karpin continued: "CommSec Adviser Services reflects the combination of leading technology and innovation that comes from our CommSec DNA." CommSec Adviser Services will remain completely independent of the CommSec service for direct ...

CareSuper scoops SelectingSuper awards

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... expectations," said Christopher Page, managing director, Rainmaker. "It is at this juncture in time that we need to acknowledge innovation and leadership, which is what the award winners and finalists have demonstrated in the past 12 months," he said. ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... that the volume of work has been stable for five years now with around 2,500 SMSFs set up every month. He says that innovation coupled with a take-up by large organisations should see the industry evolve to comfortably deal with the demand without impacting ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... to public and private balance sheets, effecting financial stability and the quality of our lives in retirement. "For innovation to happen, legislative barriers need to be removed," Benari said. Longevity risk is an issue which can not be solved through ...