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MySuper hurts low balance members: UniSuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
Members with very low balances are considerably worse off under the MySuper flat fee rules, according the UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan said that since the MySuper rules did away with member protection, in some cases members ...

AXA ESG SmartBeta fund available to retail investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... attractive concept for long term investors." Atchison Consultants advised FIWA on its investment. Atchison general manager Kev Toohey said: "We saw real value in moving away from a standard passive mandate towards a more effective means of harvesting ...

Drastically limit number of default funds: Grattan CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
The government should limit the number of superannuation funds providing default super to around five if it wants to reduce fees, according to Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley. Speaking at a superannuation roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions ...

GBST launches SuperStream gateway

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
GBST has launched its SuperStream Gateway for superannuation rollover and contribution transactions in time for the new requirements on 1 July. The gateway allows employers to make automated contributions to super funds and allow super funds to automate ...

PM Capital Emerging Asia added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The PM Capital Emerging Asia Fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform. PM Capital is a bottom-up stock-picker whose approach is based on fundamental analysis. The fund manager said that this philosophy is important to differentiate the strategy ...

Super fund CEOs compete on breast cancer fundraiser

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia is the super industry's frontrunner in the race to see who can raise the most money for breast cancer research. As part of Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic - the largest breast cancer research fundraiser in Australia ...

Class Super CEO departs suddenly

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The newly-appointed chief executive of Class Super David Smith has departed suddenly after just three months in the role, following disagreements over his level of commitment to the company. Smith has been replaced by former Class chief operating officer ...

PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
Equity fund manager PM Capital is set to list its Asian Opportunities Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The initial public offering is the second of its kind for the group after the successful launch of its first listed investment company ...

Advisers show overwhelming support for ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
A recent State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) seminar has revealed that Australian financial planners overwhelmingly support the use of exchange traded funds. A survey of attendees at SSgA's "Strategies for Accessing International Investment Opportunities" ...

Forget shocks and stay the course: PM Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Fund manager PM Capital has urged investors not to over-react to geo-political or environmental disruption and stay the course with their long-term investment strategy. Kevin Bertoli, portfolio manager of PM Capital's Emerging Asia Fund, said that concerns ...