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Tribeca Alpha Plus leaks $600m, rebuilds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... changes and remains a client in the small cap fund, Liu said. Other clients remain supportive, she said. This includes UniSuper which recently expressed disappointment with its 14 Aussie equities managers and culled three of them following underperformance. ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Discussing the impact of climate change on super funds at the FSC Summit this morning, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce has said simply divesting certain holdings is not an effective strategy. Appearing on a panel discussing the investment ...

UniSuper scolds Aussie equity fundies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... its external Aussie equities managers, saying their general underperformance was a "real disappointment" for the year. UniSuper's balanced investment option returned 9.9% for the year, as it made big gains from individual stocks: BHP was up 52.2% while ...

BlackRock appoints Melbourne head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... international and Australian fixed interest capabilities, according to the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report. For example, UniSuper awarded BlackRock a $140 million mandate last July as it took its first major investment in Asian debt. Porter will ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... "weakest performer" in an AFR article, bottoming the league table at 4.3% per annum, while rival super funds such as QSuper, UniSuper and Media Super blitzed the rankings, turning in returns of over 9% during FY19. Maritime chief executive Peter Robertson ...

UniSuper advice offering surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... queries. Funds under advice totalling $13 billion relates specifically to personal advice, including intra-fund advice, UniSuper said. Most of this advice covers investment choice, contributions to super, insurance, Flexi Pension set ups and non-super ...

Super fund hires strategy lead from MLC Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... $80 billion industry superannuation fund has hired a former MLC Life chief customer officer. Anand Thomas is joining UniSuper as chief strategy and marketing officer, in a role that will work closely with the chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan. He ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... was only 20 and 30 basis points respectively. Over 10 years, the best-performing funds were: HESTA - Eco-Pool (10.3%), UniSuper Sustainable High Growth (9.8%), Media Super - Sustainable Future Shares (9.1%), AMP SignatureSuper - Responsible Investment ...

Super funds hard to engage with: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... on the rise - with more Australians choosing to stick with their fund when they change employers. Cbus, ESSSuper and UniSuper lead in satisfaction rankings among members. The high satisfaction rate for those funds was driven by website usability and ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... Satisfaction with Financial Performance of Superannuation in Australia report's May 2019 edition. Best and worst performers UniSuper (70.9%) and Tasplan (69.6%) members were the most satisfied with the financial performance. This was followed by CareSuper ...