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Industry super fund head to join Myer Family Company

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The chief executive of a $7 billion industry super fund is leaving to take up a role with the Myer Family Company. Equip boss Danielle Press will leave the fund at the end of June 2016 after six years of service. Equip's chair, Andrew Fairley, said ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds believes that company directors who serve more than 12 years on the same board are at risk of compromising their independence. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has revised its global ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Despite deteriorating market confidence and doubts over central banks' firepower and ability to influence market moods and outcomes, the events of the past week showed that CBs are anything but powerless. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's (RNBZ) unexpected ...

Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Unlocking wealth from the family home as a means to fulfill a greater retirement has again entered the public discourse. The Actuaries Institute has released a paper today that backs previous research suggesting the family home is not only a place to ...

Alternatives now used by 80% of instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Nearly eight out of 10 global institutional investors now invest in alternative assets, according to research from Preqin. The latest 'Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2016' finds that investors are mixed in their attitudes to the alternative ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Industry superannuation fund Vision Super has hit out at Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's assertion that super taxation concessions are a "gift", saying their implementation has been more about budget fixes. Vision Super said Australians have been ...

Industry fund doubles investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
After flagging its investment team will expand in 2016, Mine Wealth + Wellbeing has appointed five new professionals to begin over the coming months. The $10 billion industry superannuation fund now doubles its investment team from five to 10, with ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Well he tried, and he tried, and he tried but he can't get no satisfaction, oh no, no. no. For all intents and purposes, ECB President Mario Draghi over-delivered on the eagerly-awaited stimulus promised two months ago. He came in firing not with one... ...

Confused environment leads to Aussie stock volatility

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
A confused global macroeconomic environment, combined with a dominant passive style of investment management, explains volatile Australian stock prices during the reporting season. This is the view of Avoca Investment Management portfolio manager John ...

RBNZ cuts rates, biased towards further easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
It was unexpected but not a total surprise. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% contrary to consensus expectations that the New Zealand central bank will keep interest rates unchanged after this ...