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Should super funds segregate pension assets?

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019

... follow QSuper's lead and start segregating their pension assets? That's a question a new research paper by Parametric managing director research Raewyn Williams aims to answer. Most APRA-regulated super funds follow an unsegregated structure ...

Parametric critiques Productivity Commission's final report

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019

Parametric have taken the final Productivity Commission report into superannuation to task in its latest research report. According to the firm, the PC missed an opportunity to highlight how super members retiring on after-tax returns are penalised ...

Global manager wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018

A global manager has won a $200 million custom mandate in global equities from a superannuation fund. Parametric Australia has created a factor-based portfolio solution that captures the super fund's views around risks in global stock markets with a ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018

Parametric has teamed up with a California-based smart beta and asset allocation specialist to deliver a strategy for Australian institutional investors aiming to top the standard 'black box' hedge fund approach to investing. Systematic Alternative ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018

Parametric won a $60 million mandate for its tax-managed indexing (TMI) strategy from an $8.5 billion super fund. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) previously awarded Parametric an after-tax passive global equities mandate ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018

... "mid-step" switch to defensive equities instead of gradually increasing allocations to bonds, according to new analysis from Parametric. Parametric's latest research is pitching the defensive equities (DE) option as a "sharper asset allocation tool" ...

Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018

Research from Parametric shows a tax-efficient super investment portfolio can demonstrably improve member outcomes. The report, co-authored by chief investment officer Paul Bouchey, research managing director for Australia Raewyn Williams and researcher ...

Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018

... Tax-efficient strategies can boost retirement savings by more than $200,000 from accumulation to retirement phase, according to Parametric. The firm's latest research debunks the myth that trying to achieve tax efficiency within a super fund's equity ...

Parametric appoints product manager from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017

Industry consultant Parametric has appointed a new product manager. Sheela Veerappan joins Parametric from Willis Towers Watson, where she was an investment consultant. Prior to that, she was a senior research analyst at the Investment Innovation Institute ...

Former State Street analyst joins Parametric

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016

Parametric has appointed a former derivatives analyst from State Street to a newly created role. Susan Bu will step into the new position of analyst, product management to work closely with Parametric's Australian team on business strategy. Bu's responsibilities ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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