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Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... Labor (DOL) that is expanding the role and scope of fiduciary duties that apply to official stakeholders involved in pension funds and retirement products, groups it regulates under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). "The Department ...

Investor interest shifts to European credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... probably a little bit beyond because they're not as internationalised as other Asian investors yet." "Australian pension funds have greater interest for emerging markets, either global or Asian, which are closer to their comfort zone and easier to investigate ...

Peak6 reopens to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... pipeline of Australian investors. Family offices and funds of funds have been the quickest to get on board. While pension funds tend to take a bit longer to complete due diligence, they are great clients because they have a longer-term outlook and will ...

Institutional investors to lift infra assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... Preqin. According to the group's latest monthly Infrastructure Spotlight report, 63% of public and private sector pension funds plan on investing more in the asset class in the next 12 months than they did in the last 12 months. Preqin said infrastructure ...

AustSuper backs away from SYD takeover

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Sydney Airport has become too expensive for pension funds, with a consortium of international funds led by AustralianSuper reportedly backing away from a takeover bid. Demand for good infrastructure has paid off for Sydney Airport shareholders over ...

Australian pension fund growth outstrips global average

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... conducted by US newspaper Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. While total assets of the world's largest 300 pension funds grew by almost 10% in 2012 in US dollar terms, Australian funds achieved growth of 20%. Globally, the total size of the top ...

One-third of US federal workers could retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... with as many as one-third of some agencies expected to leave their jobs. Helping to restore confidence in their pension funds is that the US pension funds Wilshire index in 2012-13 was 12%, 11% pa over three years, 4% pa over five years and 7% pa over ...

AMP Capital raises US$300m for infra debt fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Capital's first infrastructure debt fund, which attracted US$503 million from 30 global institutional investors, mainly pension funds. The new fund will aim at returns of 10%. The funds invest in subordinated infrastructure debt in areas such as water ...

New MIT tax rules tweaked following consultation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... Bradbury said. Following the earlier announcement of changes to the MIT Withholding Tax Regime as it applies to foreign pension funds, the Government also confirmed that it would continue to consult with industry following the election to ensure that ...

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... management. The Trust Company's General Manager, Corporate Clients, Andrew Cannane said that, if you factor in the growing pension funds of other nations such as Canada, then it is safe to say "competition for quality assets will be intense." Cannane ...