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The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... criterion". Australia's largest sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, is expected to grow to $200 billion over the next decade. Meanwhile, Australia's largest superannuation fund AustralianSuper currently holds $120 billion under management.

Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... the coming financial year, given that it is "growing robustly, in markets positioned for safety and yield after nearly a decade of monetary experimentation in the West." "In our view, Asia's attractions for investors remain as strong as ever," Platinum ...

Lack of expertise driving down competition: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... in foreign ownership. There have also been two new entrants in the past two years, compared to just one in the previous decade," APRA said. In referring to its plans to change the licensing framework for new entrants - which APRA said was historically ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Parametic managing director, research for Australasia Raewyn Williams believes the super industry is innovating way too incrementally. Describing herself as an "agent provocateur" to delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... but back then you had funds saying that alternatives are risky assets and they weren't sure if they could justify it. A decade later, those same people were losing their jobs if they didn't have that allocation," he said. ESG, he added, is no different ...

Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
A global fund manager says all active management is not created equal yet it is being lumped together, leaving the industry to rewire its conversations with asset owners. During a trip to Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland recently to speak to institutional ...

Boutiques actively proving value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Partners, boutique Australian equity managers have outperformed their benchmarks by 2.7% per annum after fees over the past decade. Based on 200 investment strategies employed by investment teams with at least 20% direct ownership of the business, the ...

Sole fund closed by Australian equities manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... couple of decades and am looking forward to having some time out for now," Fiani said. "We've achieved a lot over the last decade, including outperforming the benchmark by over 2% per annum and feel very proud of our true to label delivery for our investors ...

Infradebt attracts super fund investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Australia's first 100% fossil free superannuation fund will give its members access to nation-building infrastructure projects like solar farms and social infrastructure with a new multi-million dollar investment. Future Super, which manages more than ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Financial advisers will see a raft of new courses around ethics and integrity as these issues come to the fore ahead of the code of ethics to be introduced from the industry's new regulatory body. Ramping up efforts in ethics education is a bold move ...