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Retail funds trailing NFPs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
The 12-month return gap between workplace retail funds and not-for-profits is currently 120 basis points, according to Rainmaker Information research. In the latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report, based on the SelectingSuper workplace default option ...

LGIAsuper chair steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
LGIAsuper's chair has announced her retirement from the $10 billion superannuation fund. Bronwyn Morris will step down from the position when her three-year term ends on November 30. She has served as chair since October 2014, during which she "led ...

BlackRock slashes iShares ETF fees

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
BlackRock has reduced management fees across its US iShares Core exchange-traded fund suite, which includes three products listed on the ASX. The three ASX-listed ETFs are the iShares S&P 500 ETF, the iShares S&P Mid-Cap ETF and the iShares S&P Small-Cap ...

State Street custody boss departs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
State Street's head of global services, Australia and New Zealand has left the company. Paul Khoury has held multiple positions at State Street since 2001, beginning with head of product services, chief operating officer for Australia, head of asset ...

NGS inks deal with advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... "We believe Guideway Financial Services has the expertise and capabilities to help us achieve this goal." Guideway director Alex Aracas said: "Our digital solutions will complement the differential service offering that NGS is providing to their customers. ...

StatePlus appoints new CEO, boosts board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
StatePlus has appointed a new chief executive. Graeme Arnott has been acting chief executive since the business was acquired by First State Super in June. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer at FSS; he took this role having previously spent ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Following the release of its 2016 Cyber Security Survey, APRA has said the industry should "expect to experience significant cyber security incidents and be prepared for an evolving range of threats." The regulator surveyed 37 regulated entities and ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Yale Endowment Fund earned 3.4% in 2015-16, fuelled by its 54% weighting to alternatives, reports its investment office. YEF's return contrasts with the 2.9% achieved by the MySuper SelectingSuper benchmark for the same period and 4.8% achieved by the ...

Mercer appoints commercialisation director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Mercer has appointed a new director of commercialisation. Ric Lamont joins Mercer from Rachael Robertson, where he was a partner - business development. Prior to that, he was principal and general manager business services at The Nous Group and chief ...

New Blue Sky MD shoots for $5bn

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The new Blue Sky managing director believes there is "no reason why we won't grow to least $5 billion in fee-earning assets under management in the next three years." In what could be described as Robert Shand's "mission statement," he told an ASX update ...