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Industry fund chief executive moves to life insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The chief executive of an $8 billion industry fund is leaving to take the top job at a life insurer. Statewide Super chief executive Richard Nunn will join MetLife as its next chief executive on May 1, leaving the super fund at the end of February. ...

ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Major industry associations collectively agree that the Productivity Commission's final report reaffirms the strength of superannuation, but member advocates say the findings are wake up call to fix a broken system. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland ...

Sahota's fund makes first close

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Bob Sahota's private debt fund has made its first close, attracting an investor base of superannuation funds, family offices and other sophisticated investors. The Revolution Private Debt Fund I announced a first close on Wednesday. A second close is ...

Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... "alternative property" such as medical, healthcare, storage, business parks and retirement villages. About 60% of Australian super funds are involved in joint ventures compared to 26% of global pension funds. Meanwhile, 47% of Australian super funds ...

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% ...