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Canadian fund slams investment restrictions

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... Benefits Act had failed to keep up with changes in pension plan governance and investment practices among the leading defined benefit pension plans. "A gap has opened up between legislative intent and industry best practices," he said. OMERS has CA$48 ...

Defined benefit super not a liability

While the top 170 companies listed on the ASX have an aggregate defined benefit superannuation liability of $40 billion, the total net liability is so minimal there is no cause for concern, according to a Watson Wyatt study. The study found that of ...

QIC and QSuper pour $28b in alpha-beta mandates

... with market timing but is all about the re-assessment of QSuper's long term risk allocation, particularly for the defined benefit portion of their fund," said Holzberger. Michelle Baltazar

Governance key to improving returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... points to a fund's returns. Comparing not-for-profit and retail funds worldwide, he said Canadian and American defined benefit funds consistently beat mutual funds by 2.66 per cent over 10 years, while Canadian defined benefit funds outperformed mutual ...

Local Super selects Vision for back office admin

... administration system in-house but partnering with IT firm Hansen Technologies to write the code. Local Super is an open defined benefit fund with just under $1.5 billion in assets on behalf of 21,000 members. Michelle Baltazar

Russell appoints two to senior insto roles

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... will assume actuarial responsibilities and be the key consultant to several of Russell's key clients, advising on defined benefit funding, liability management and accounting disclosures for employers. Managing director Institutional Investor Services ...

Gap between DB and DC pension payouts widens

... equivalent of just 43 per cent. "Unless defined contribution plans are brought up to the same quality level of defined benefit schemes, then we will condemn generations of workers to a meager retirement. Worryingly, 9 per cent of people have no idea ...

LDI spurs growth of bond derivatives

... LDI is not as popular in Australia as the UK and the US because locally, there is a relatively smaller number of defined benefit funds. But Scott Donald, director of capital research at Russell, said it is prudent for trustees to explore how they can ...

Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... per cent. But public sector assets grew only 11 per cent, most likely reflecting contribution holidays due to defined benefit factors. Retail investment returns on the dollar as measured by APRA, as opposed to fund averages, continue to outpace industry ...

Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... per cent. But public sector assets grew only 11 per cent, most likely reflecting contribution holidays due to defined benefit factors. Retail investment returns on the dollar as measured by APRA, as opposed to fund averages, continue to outpace industry ...