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Pensioners lose decades of savings in 24 hours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
New analysis out of the UK has found that the average amount pension scam victims lost in 2018 amounts to 22 years of savings. As part of a campaign called ScamSmart, the UK Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have revealed £82,000 ...

Trustee firm expands into fund administration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
A trustee services and financial technology provider is continuing its rapid growth trajectory, unveiling plans for a full stack superannuation administration service to launch in early 2020. Sargon is expanding its offering, with plans to launch a ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds considering a merger or major investment portfolio changes should implement a program to manage tax costs and transaction costs to deliver meaningful benefits to funds and their members, according to new research. Parametric said ...

Retail funds shrink unlisted assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds now have close to $240 billion in unlisted assets, but retail funds have a smaller proportion of their assets allocated to them than five years ago. The lion's share of the unlisted assets (such as infrastructure, private equity ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
A New York investment adviser named Ruless Pierre allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme that unlawfully obtained more than $2 million from investors who were told they'd see returns of 20% every two months. Part of the scheme, known as the Amongst Friends ...

Former Prime Minister joins global investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
Julia Gillard has been appointed to the global leadership council of LeapFrog Investments to provide strategic insight and global networks. Together with Singtel chair Simon Israel and chief executive of Ayala Corporation Jamie Augusto Zobel, Gillard ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
The US Department of Justice has reached a settlement in its case against assets acquired by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and his family. Jho Low allegedly misappropriated funds from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad ...

Former PIMCO chief guilty in admissions scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
The former chief executive of PIMCO has pleaded guilty to charges in relation to the ongoing Operation Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal in the United States. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, former PIMCO chief ...

Berkshire to chase growth for InvestSMART

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
The ASX-listed financial services business has hired Berkshire Global Advisors to look for growth options as its revenue from grandfathered commissions starts to dry up. Commissions on funds and insurance products accounted for more than 56% of InvestSMART's ...

Industry fund awards $200mn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
A $51 billion industry superannuation fund awarded a $200 million property mandate to Industry Super Property Trust. The HESTA Healthcare Property Trust will invest the amount across Australia's healthcare sector, with the ISPT mandate. The fund ...