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Super fund inks multi-million dollar tech upgrade

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... our technology and improve compliance and risk postures." Dimension Data Australia chief executive Steve Nola said: "Super funds operate in a highly competitive, highly regulated, non-stop market that demands peak operational performance every hour of ...

Easton to acquire $1.7bn advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... accountants throughout Australia. According to Easton, it maintains client relationships with more than 4000 self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Easton said the proposed acquisition would be complementary to its existing wealth management operations, which ...

Super funds fight for financial inclusion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Industry superannuation funds VicSuper and HESTA are among 30 organisations forming the national Financial Inclusion Action Plan, driving inclusion and resilience for adults who are experiencing financial exclusion. The initiative, facilitated by Good ...

US investment giant hires Australian insto head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... ex-Japan institutional relationship group, Philip Hsin. His role will comprise building relationships with Australian super funds and investment platforms. ""With Cameron's depth of knowledge across the investment management landscape in Australia and ...

Managed funds platform launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... providers, uXchange is a centralised way to access advisers typically servicing high net worth clients and self-managed super funds, Bernasconi noted.

Gen Y leading retirement readiness: research

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... less money at retirement, and tends to reflect that average Aussie workers are not proactively engaged with their super funds, nor do they have a concrete strategy for a comfortable retirement." "The result highlights a critical need for Aussies to take ...

Agriculture high on industry fund agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... position itself as the food bowl for Asia's burgeoning middle class is really quite staggering." He said to achieve this super funds will need reliable, independent data; agriculture-specific expertise; and revised national policy settings. Global investors ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... companies to continue to create long-term value." Environmental finance group Market Forces has called on Australian super funds and asset managers to follow the move and divest from Australian coal companies. "Almost every Australian is exposed to high-risk ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Limited investment by super funds in Australia's venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Self-managed super funds delivered lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming ...