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Andrew Boal departs Willis Towers Watson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... innovative insights and offerings to our clients that result in further strengthened relationships and improved business performance," he said.

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... options into a single suite of options until 1 July 2018. [So] a lot of the questions were about Equip's investment performance relative to Rio Tinto's and what the products would look like going forward once they are consolidated," he said. ...

Super funds edge towards a flat 2018

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018
... approach to investments managed the downside risk better. And there were some new names at the top of the MySuper/Default performance tables when it mattered. In the 12 months to 31 October 2018, the First Super Employer - Balanced option came out on ...

Frontier Advisors builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... Navigator and Lincoln Indicators. Also joining the investment team are three associates. Paul Chua joins from NAB's performance and risk analytics team where he worked with industry funds. He has a CFA, has worked as a senior fund accountant and speaks ...

Portfolio implementation delays costing investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... might seem like an academic issue, it isn't. These costs are quantifiable, and they have a real impact on investment performance," Lonsec said. Using actual recommended portfolio changes from December 2016, Lonsec showed that implementing the changes ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... that, Australian fixed interest outshone the other options, posting 2.5% p.a. return, while Australian shares' performance was -1% p.a. Even the cash allocation performed better than equities, generating a 1.9% p.a. return. Mackie said investors ...

$200k on the life-line for new Freedom chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... insurance license. The firm also said up to half of Williamson's $400,000 salary would be subject to meeting key performance indicators. Up to $80,000 is subject to Williamson meeting KPIs relating to risk management, product enhancement and the ...

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... equities fund mandates its investments to about six managers, who are reviewed periodically. "An assessment of the performance of quantitative managers determined that Acadian was no longer appropriate for the portfolio. It was determined that other ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... while at the same time focuses the conversation on their clients' lifestyle goals instead of short-term investment performance," Peker said. "While still early days, planners are also responding to rising consumer interest in investments that incorporate ...

Westpac executive remuneration voted down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... rewards paid to the chief executive and other executives, Maxsted added. "In assessing short-term variable reward performance, outcomes were below target for economic performance and for customer and service-related areas of the annual scorecard," he ...