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Super contribution caps "limited and inadequate": Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... fund, YBR Smarter Money, has been upgraded to "Highly Recommended" by independent asset-consulting firm, Atchison Consultants. Since its launch over two years ago, Smarter Money has returned 5.9% annually after all fees and raised over $150 million in ...

Capacity issues drive super funds in-house

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... the market." Despite super funds' increasing internal capabilities, Carew was optimistic about the future of asset consultants. "It's fair to say that even funds that have very large internal teams and increasingly have investment specialists, they still ...

Affinia hires regional business consultants

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... end-to-end process with the client at the centre should become a thing of the past," he said. The team of business consultants works with more than 100 advisers across the Affinia group of practices.

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Investors, the report is produced from the results of surveys of 704 pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, pension consultants, and asset managers from around the world as well as structured interviews with 110 organisations. The Report reveals that ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... change and one analysed selling activities by directors. With Frontier and Mercer Investment Consulting among the asset consultants that are backing ESG RA (alongside 15 superannuation funds), it's clear that ESG policies do matter and that ASX-listed ...

JANA rejigs team after absorbing MLC IM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... grow its client services team, following Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) decision to switch asset consultants from Mercer to JANA. Speaking about the challenges in the asset consultancy sector, Patrick said that they are "what you would ...

Pohl launches mandate hunt as non-compete clause expires

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... have reached capacity in the next five years. Pohl said he's remained in close contact with institutional clients and consultants during his non-compete period via his unaffected private equity business EC Pohl & Co. He added that the team was already ...

Invesco appoints head of sales from BT

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... strategist within the sales team. Most recently O'Connor was with Frontier Advisors, one of Australia's largest asset consultants, in a variety of senior roles including client consulting, head of debt, and as a member of Frontier's investment policy ...

Qantas Super appoints new investment adviser

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... According to Qantas Super chief executive Jane Perry, Mercer will deliver a non-conflicted advice model with separate consultants for the investment committee and the investments team. Qantas Super has been operating since 1939 and has 33,000-plus members ...