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Pension lessons from around the world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
Despite modelling much of its operations on the Australian superannuation system, the UK's National Employment Savings Trust opted against "politically unacceptable" compulsion and is proving all the better for it. Addressing delegates at the 2018 ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... fund said. Think carefully before switching to more conservative options: ASFA Expected long-term returns for Australian super funds is around 7% which is well above the inflation rate despite the monthly fluctuations in returns, Association of Superannuation ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... Lusty is adamant the technology needs to mature before the fruits of its potential are truly realised. So far, Australian super funds haven't partnered with Bravura to take the plunge on the fledgling technology. This is an abstract of a story first ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Australian Expatriate Superannuation Fund (AESF), which was designed to facilitate foreign pension transfers into Australian super funds, has dropped off the list, he said. However, self-managed super funds that are ROPS compliant and have members aged ...

Industry fund cuts property portfolio emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
A $46 billion industry fund is aiming to slash its property portfolio emissions to zero by 2030. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok laid out a roadmap of what the fund wants to achieve at the recent Global Climate Action Summit held in San Francisco. ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
A study of the world's 100 largest public pension funds has found more than 60% have little or no climate change strategy. This includes a number of Australian superannuation funds. A new report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project shows 63% ...

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
VicSuper is now one of the world's top pension funds, sitting alongside 16 other Australian superannuation funds, according to Willis Towers Watson. The Global 300 research from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's largest ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
UBS Asset Management's latest pension fund indicator report highlights the propensity of Australian superannuation funds to invest a substantial portion of retirement savings in "risker" assets such as equities. According to the report, the asset ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Natixis Investment Managers appointed a new head of institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand. Louise Watson will join the Sydney team of the $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, having most recently served as CQS' head of distribution for ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
The rate at which superannuation funds slug members fees is growing faster than the underlying assets being managed, latest research shows. Rainmaker Information's March quarter Benchmarking report shows members paid a total of $32 billion in super ...