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MetLife poised to enter DLA market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Life insurer MetLife will launch a deferred lifetime annuity into the Australian market if the current legislative and other impediments are removed. Speaking in a panel discussion hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Super funds post 15.3 pct return for August

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... funds (by default options) in the SelectingSuper performance survey over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 20.6%, Arc TOWER with 19.6%, VISSF with 18.8%, and AvSuper and REST both with 18.7%. The top five Personal super funds measured by their balanced ...

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Australian superannuation fund trustees lack investment experience and must learn to take a hands-off approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment ...

TOWER announces $70 million special dividend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
ASX-listed New Zealand insurer TOWER plans to return an initial $70 million of capital to shareholders following the sale of its life insurance business in May this year. TOWER sold the majority of its life insurance to business to fellow Kiwi life ...

AMP- managed infra fund takes stake in Irish telco

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Super returns climb to 16.8 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... percentage points. The top five Workplace super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 22.7%, Arc TOWER with 22.5%, VISSF with 21.3%, REST with 20.7% and Quadrant Super with 20.6%. The top five Personal super funds (by ...

Australian pension fund growth outstrips global average

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
Australian pension fund growth was twice the global average in 2012, according to a global survey of the world's 300 largest funds conducted by US newspaper Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. While total assets of the world's largest 300 pension ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Large, marquee infrastructure assets seem over-priced in the face of the huge sums high profile institutions have paid in recent years, according to Towers Watson senior investment consultant Duncan Hale. Large global investors have raced to buy infrastructure ...

Super fund average 14.6% for 2012-13

STAFF WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... default options) over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 20.8%, VISSF with 19.0%, AvSuper with 18.5%, and REST and Arc TOWER with 18.4%. The top five Personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were IOOF Portfolio Service with 19.2% ...

Super fund mergers pose capacity problem

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Consolidation within the superannuation industry and the subsequent creation of mega funds is forcing chief investment officers to rethink their strategies, threatening to kill off institutional access to nimble boutique managers. Smaller funds are ...