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Super funds underplay risk profiles: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... Business School senior lecturer and one of the co-authors of the research Banita Bissoondoyal-Bheenick said. Australian super funds tend to "use their own judgement" when it comes to classifying their investments as 'growth' (risky) or 'defensive' ...

Aussie retirees blindsided by cost of living: Schroders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
The cost of living in retirement is surprising Australians as a significant gap between financial expectations and reality emerges. Latest Schroders research shows working Australians save an average of 12% of their current income for retirement; despite ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
AustralianSuper is launching a retirement confidence index it says will shine a light on how the superannuation system can reduce anxiety among pre-retirees. Created in conjunction with Monash University, the AustralianSuper Retirement Confidence Index ...

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
A European asset management giant has signed a long-term contract with an ASX-listed wealth management and funds administration software provider. Legal and General Unit Trust Mangers (UTM), has signed a long-term contract with Bravura Solutions, with ...

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... with developing retirement investment products, working alongside super funds and finanical advisers. "As more Australian super fund members transition from accumulating wealth to drawing down their savings, the need for investment strategies tailored ...

New NAB product garners CEFC support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is making a cornerstone investment in a new responsible investment offering from NAB which targets fixed income investors. CEFC has invested $90 million in the new $200 million Low Carbon Shared Portfolio, which ...

US giant acquires Aussie super consulting business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
An NYSE-listed global insurance brokerage and risk management firm is acquiring an Australian superannuation consulting services company along with its technology-based sister firm as part of a continued play into the Australian wealth market. Arthur ...

Fidelity extends institutional capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Fidelity International has appointed a former AMP Capital executive to head up its institutional business as the needs of its clients evolve. Joining the firm from his current post as head of institutional business at AMP Capital is John Meagher. Meagher ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... has been managing passive portfolios with an after-tax focus in the US since 1992, and we firmly believe that Australian super funds need to balance their appetite for more passive investment styles with a genuine after-tax investment focus," Briant ...

Trustee services provider appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
A trustee business linked to several of Australia's newest superannuation funds has appointed a new non-executive chair. Sargon Capital, which operates in Australia via Trustee Partners, appointed Robert Rankin as its new chair, joining new non-executive ...