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Hostplus wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... Fund Services chief executive Cath Bowtell told Financial Standard. "Hostplus was the most competitive in terms of performance, costs, net returns but also governance, the health of fund and the way it is run. "We estimate (subject to earnings over next ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... 1.1% p.a. in median fees to 0.5% p.a. over the next decade. "But this timeline could shorten if the APRA super fund performance test pushes more funds to put more of their assets into lower cost indexed investments..." Dunnin said. He said a quarter ...

AMP names new chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... George is eligible for a short-term incentive opportunity equivalent to 100% of the salary and up to 200% subject to performance hurdles. AMP chair Debra Hazelton thanked De Ferrari for his two-year tenure at AMP and said the completion of the portfolio ...

LIC seeks options for performance woes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... shareholder concerns relating to the discount to NTA at which TGG shares trade." The 34-year-old LIC has picked up performance recently with returns of 18.02% over the six months to December 2020 compared to MSCI AC World benchmark of 10.65%. However ...

Unlisted assets deliver modest returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... contribute lower volatility and higher autocorrelation. Rainmaker's latest RMetric report sought to find out if the performance of MySuper products with high weightings to unlisted assets is distorted and ultimately lowers volatility. The research ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... structure and pricing approaches to product management," Kulikov said. "The life insurance industry's deteriorating performance over the past few years, due mainly to IDII but not exclusively, has forced insurers to review their products and pricing ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... strategies to continue among local superannuation investors. He said the business had not been affected by APRA's new performance benchmarking. "What we are seeing is there is a greater focus on the risk they are taking, and that the risk they are ...

AMP, Ares deal up in the air

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... stake. AMP will retain $0.9 billion of assets which includes seed and sponsor investments, surplus capital and future performance from existing funds. The joint venture aims to accelerate the growth of the AMP Capital private markets, capitalising on ...

QSuper pokes holes in YFYS legislation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... attention to the Best Interest Financial Duty's reversal of the burden of proof, and the limitations of APRA's new performance measures for superannuation funds. Treasury in October 2020 introduced new APRA benchmarking for superannuation funds ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... reinvigoration across its strategy, governance, and leadership," Gallin director Nick Perkins said. "The company's performance has disappointed shareholders for some time despite owning a number of quality, attractive brands across key consumer markets." ...