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Lifecycle super can be better: Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A new paper from Frontier Advisors argues lifecycle strategies should work out retirement income targets for members and adjust investments to meet that goal rather than taking a "blunt mass customisation" approach. Lifecycle Investing: A refresher ...

UniSuper awards small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
UniSuper has awarded a boutique manager a $250 million mandate to manage small cap equities. The $70 billion industry fund chose Lennox Capital Partners, a firm that began at Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante Partners last year. UniSuper ...

Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
An Australian insurer has awarded a Natixis affiliate a mandate to manage $80 million in an absolute return strategy. The H20 Adagio strategy targets an absolute return between 2-4% per year, over the recommended two-year investment period through investments ...

Perennial ups retail distribution

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... where the case for value investing is becoming especially strong." Perennial Value currently invests $5 billion for institutional and retail clients via a suite trust products as well as discrete portfolios.

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey ...

Putting a price tag on clean investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Pension funds and asset managers are among those who could create $20 trillion in new wealth if the world economy transitions to zero carbon and zero waste policies, according to new research. Professor Martina Linnenluecke, who leads Macquarie University's ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... indexes," Jantzi said. "The focus will initially be on the Russell US Indexes which has a leading position amongst institutional and retail investors and the partnership will provide valuable tools for ESG integration and product creation." The partnership ...

APRA takes action against IOOF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
APRA is seeking to impose license conditions on IOOF and disqualify several of the firm's executive leaders. In a media release this morning, APRA said it had commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia. It seeks to disqualify five individuals ...

Boutique behemoth in the making

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
A global insurer and asset manager is aiming to become one of the world's five largest multi-boutique platforms in the next five years as it acquires a London-based alternative manager. Generali is acquiring CM Investment Solutions (CMISL) from Bank ...

Super fund awards $130m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund has awarded a $130 million global small and mid-cap equities mandate. Energy Super made the allocation to Bell Asset Management, which runs a global small and mid-cap strategy. It has outperformed the MSCI World ...