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Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
It's well-known that demographic changes will shape investment opportunities and challenges in the future; what's less understood is where the main sources of population growth will arise. A new report by RBC Capital Markets considers the impact of ...

Vanguard tells investors to watch what they pay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
As active fund managers warn about exposure to index trackers amid a January market route, Vanguard group chairman and chief executive Bill McNabb has hit back. Super funds, asset managers, economists and academics alike have said investors must expect ...

Rubik appoints head of marketing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Financial services software company Rubik Financial has appointed Joanna McCarthy to the newly created position of head of marketing and communications. Reporting to Rubik chief executive, Iain Dunstan, she will be responsible for all brand, digital ...

ME names chairman replacing Weaven

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
ME has named the person taking over from not-for-profit sector heavyweight Garry Weaven as chair of the industry fund-owned bank. Ken Hodgson, who joined the ME board in January 2012, took over from Weaven on 1 January 2016. The decision was ratified ...

Hedge funds suffer worst year since 2011

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Last year was a bad one for hedge funds as they suffered their worst returns since 2011. Numbers from industry researcher Eurekahedge showed that its benchmark hedge fund index returned 1.56% in 2015. Though that's the worst absolute return in four ...

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
HESTA has made a $6.7 million investment in Horizon Housing, a community housing provider operating in Queensland focused on increasing the supply of social and affordable housing and helping low income earners achieve home ownership. The super fund ...

Standard Life Investments sponsors 2017 Lions tour

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
Standard Life Investments will be the principal sponsorship partner for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand. The global asset manager will sponsor the famous red jersey of the combined England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland rugby union ...

Prime Super awards insurance mandate to CommInsure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
Prime Super has appointed CommInsure as its new group insurer following a competitive tender process. The partnership takes effect on 1 May 2016. "This is an exciting change to the group life insurance arrangements for Prime Super. Our goals in undertaking ...

Former Mercer consultant launches research platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
A former Mercer and van Eyk senior consultant has launched DiligenceVault, a new managed funds research platform in Australia. Hansi Mehrotra worked as a research consultant at van Eyk and later Mercer for more than 15 years before moving to India to ...

Challenger partners Financial Standard for 2016 Technical Services Forum

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
Financial Standard has partnered with investment specialist, Challenger, to launch the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. The event is Australia's preeminent technical services forum and contributes to the development of the industry ...