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Super fund rejigs investment option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... to suit their risk appetite and retirement savings horizons," AvSuper said. "The Trustee sets long-term investment performance objective for each option and regularly reviews the appropriateness of the objective (relative to the prevailing economic environment ...

$3.3 billion fall in retail managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
The once-off transfer of StatePlus' Master Fund businesses worth $18.6 billion out of retail funds to First State Super has had a significant impact on the retail market, according to Plan For Life Actuaries. Plan For Life revealed overall retail managed ...

Radio host adviser revealed as alleged fraudster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... with Keith Springer. Springer had prior charges from the SEC, with the regulator pursuing him for misrepresenting the performance of a hedge fund managed by his company Springer Investment Management between 2000 and 2002. Now the SEC alleges Springer ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... three areas it needs to work on next year. APRA has released its 2018/19 self-assessment report to review its key performance indicators (KPIs) set out within the Government's Regulator Performance Framework. The prudential regulator identified three ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... benchmark salaries are now most likely calculated using a scorecard that looks at both financial and non-financial performance metrics, such as compliance ratings and client retention. The report also revealed the benchmark salaries for associate advisers ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... VanEck," it said. "Lonsec will be performing ongoing independent oversight of the models and will be providing quarterly performance reporting." The three portfolios feature exposures across a broad range of asset classes, including global and Australian ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... companies see the value of board diversity; a diverse mix of views and perspectives around the table increases board performance and reduces the risk of group think," he said. "We should recognise the commitment of community and business leaders to achieve ...

Charlie Aitken resigns from Contango

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... executive and chief investment officer of Aitken Investment Management. Aitken has been facing scrutiny lately over the performance of his Aitken Investment Management high conviction fund. The fund was down 9.9% for the 2019 financial year. So far in ...

YouTube fundie name erased from flagship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... the rate of 1.0% per annum on market capitalisation up to £600 million and 0.8% per annum thereafter. There is no performance fee payable until 31 December 2022, at which point Schroders will be eligible to a fee of 15% of any excess returns above a ...

Responsible entity declares insolvency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... and failing to disclose required information. It is also alleged Theta and Marie failed to effectively monitor the performance of Sterling Corporate Services as investment manager or manage conflicts of interest. While the defective PDSs were in use ...