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Tech selloff builds cash pile at Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Australian equities managers unloading tech stocks face a tough question - where do they put this pile of cash to work? One international equities manager saw its cash allocations spike to a three-year high as it trimmed investments in tech stocks in ...

Blue Sky hits back at hedge fund, requests ASIC intervention

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Blue Sky Alternative Investments resumed trading on the ASX and has requested ASIC investigate the accusations made by a US hedge fund - and associated short-selling - last week. Glaucus Research Group argued "Blue Sky is significantly overstating its ...

Industry fund names investment operations boss

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
A $43 billion industry fund appointed a new chief operating officer of investments, reflecting its goal to significantly boost its assets under management. Cbus promoted its general manager of investment operations, Joe Youssef, to the newly-created ...

New insurance lead at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
An $89 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming a new head of insurance. David Evans has joined First State Super, replacing Sarina Aarons in the role. "David has extensive experience within insurance holding both executive and senior positions ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund is launching a default option that will automatically adjust with members' age. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifetimeOne option, to be launched in May, aims to give members better ...

Prime Value appoints new portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
A former portfolio manager at Contango Asset Management is taking on a new role at Prime Value Asset Management. Richard Ivers joins Prime Value's Australian equities team as a portfolio manager. He will also be responsible for managing Prime Value's ...

Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
Research from Parametric shows a tax-efficient super investment portfolio can demonstrably improve member outcomes. The report, co-authored by chief investment officer Paul Bouchey, research managing director for Australia Raewyn Williams and researcher ...

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
A prominent US hedge fund is going short on Blue Sky Alternative Investments in light of what it perceives as exaggerations in the Australian manager's fee-earning assets under management. Glaucus Research Group argued while Blue Sky claims to have ...

New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
A new superannuation fund is aiming to address the needs of Australian university students and young professionals. Student Super plans to give young Australians a head start when it comes to superannuation, saying the first decade of super contributions ...

Industry fund signs super code, slashes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
A $50 billion industry fund is the latest signatory to the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice, announcing it will drop TPD insurance premiums by an average of 20% at the same time. Signing up to the code from March 31, Sunsuper believes ...