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Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The SMSF Association is urging self-managed superannuation fund members to seek financial advice as to how the transfer balance cap may impact their pension in the event of their spouse's death. SMSFA head of technical Peter Hogan said under the new ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
US Treasury released a report overnight that makes several recommendations for its financial services industry, including the elimination of statutory stress testing for investment managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations ...

Super funds strengthen support for low carbon economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
A handful of Australia's superannuation funds are among the first clients to invest in a new low carbon global shares fund from Russell Investments. GuildSuper, Child Care Super and GuildPension have already committed to allocating assets to the $368 ...

Standard Life launches impact fund, appoints managers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Standard Life Investments is launching its first impact fund, having appointed two portfolio managers to oversee the portfolio. The Global Equity Impact Fund is launching under the Standard Life banner but will be co-run by Aberdeen Standard Investment's ...

LUCRF Super appoints new CFO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
A former HOSTPLUS executive is the new chief financial officer at LUCRF Super. Therese Kenny, most recently group executive, finance and investment operations at HOSTPLUS, has been appointed to lead LUCRF's finance team in financial, taxation, budgetary ...

Perpetual trustee business wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Perpetual Corporate Trust is now the Responsible Entity for the first ASX-listed investment trust devoted to corporate lending. Following one of the largest fund IPOs in Australia, debt-specialist fund manager Metrics Credit Partners has appointed Perpetual ...

Fee models an art, not a science

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Less than three months remain until the Life Insurance Framework becomes commonplace for advisers and experts say there's still time to review or reconsider advice pricing options. The AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference will hear from four industry ...

Rising star scores major absolute return mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
An asset manager established in 2016 by Credit Suisse veterans has won an absolute return mandate shortly after receiving a superior rating from SQM Research. Dalton Street Capital, led by co-founders Alan Sheen and Nick Selvaratnam, will manage an ...

NZ Super Fund invests in Aussie farm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
The NZ Super Fund made its first offshore farm investment, a stake in an Australian beef stud with locations in Queensland and New South Wales. The super fund didn't disclose the sale price, but said investing in Palgrove will bring its rural land portfolio ...

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
While the short-term impact of new players in the superannuation market might be overstated, established super funds should prepare for the long-term threat of such competition. That is the view of SuperEd chief customer officer James Coyle, who believes ...