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Small administrator eyes large funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
Brisbane-based superannuation administrator IFAA is ready to broaden its focus beyond the mostly small and medium super funds it typically serves, as the addition of a new shareholder bolsters the firm. Almost half of the equity in Brisbane-based superannuation ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... fuels doesn't have to mean lower returns." Faafoi said the default providers needed to do more to engage with members, so Kiwis can make better informed decisions about their fund. "We want all New Zealanders to enjoy the benefits of KiwiSaver," he said. ...

Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
Superannuation executives at the ASFA Conference have learned of the challenges facing other defined contribution pension systems around the world. Kicking off the second day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne, Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy ...

New Zealand retirement system under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... figure continuing to increase. Even though superannuation costs New Zealand $30 million a day, at $411 per week it assumes Kiwis have housing covered by the time they reach retirement. We know that's not the case for everyone." The review will also ...

Zenith acquires New Zealand firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Investment research provider, Zenith Investment Partners is in the process of acquiring an overseas business as it expands into offshore markets. Zenith has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with NZX Limited to acquire New Zealand ...

Bravura live on NZ bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
One of New Zealand's oldest banks has appointed Bravura Solutions' Sonata as the core administration platform for 500,000 retail and employer members. ASB Bank's KiwiSaver, retail and group investments business will also use Sonata. More ...

Bravura scores platform deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bravura Solutions won an administration platform mandate from an Australian investment and life insurance company. Garradin, Bravura's investment management and portfolio administration platform will support the Foresters Friendly Society's funeral ...

Bravura inks major international deal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Wealth management and funds administration software provider Bravura Solutions is extending its international presence under a new deal with a leading New Zealand financial services provider. ASB Bank, a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank with over ...

NZ manager launches retirement product

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Simplicity, a New Zealand investment manager which provides a KiwiSaver superannuation product, is launching a new fund to guarantee member's income through retirement. From age 65, members of the Simiplitcy KiwiSaver Scheme invested in the guaranteed ...

JPMAM wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has won a substantial global equities mandate from a New Zealand wealth management firm. Describing the mandate from Gareth Morgan Investments as one of the largest separate accounts within the group's Global Research ...