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Lifecycle super can be better: Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A new paper from Frontier Advisors argues lifecycle strategies should work out retirement income targets for members and adjust investments to meet that goal rather than taking a "blunt mass customisation" approach. Lifecycle Investing: A refresher ...

CountPlus acquires interest in integrated wealth firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... financial advice firm, marking its first investment under its new business model. Taking a stake in O'Brien Accountants and Advisors, CountPlus made the first of an expected sweep of selective growth transactions under its new Owner, Driver - Partner ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
State Street Global Advisors and Nuveen are among the first signatories of a document designed to improve engagement with companies that manufacture, distribute, sell or regulate products within the civilian firearms industry. Thirteen institutional ...

Former CBA Private advisers join Wilsons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... last three months. "We very much look forward to Curtis and Peter joining us at Wilsons and are proud to have attracted advisors with such a depth of experience and talent," Bryant said. Prior to his time at Commonwealth Private, Jones enjoyed stints ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... This asset class is co-managed with 12 others, including Pendal Group, Bridgewater Associates and BlackRock Alternative Advisors. Increasing its alternatives exposure was a means to diversify at the total fund level and "offer significant protection ...

Government super fund adds engagement lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... fund as investments manager while D'Souza is a senior investments analyst. Aw was previously a consultant at Frontier Advisors and a member of the equity manager research team. He has also previously worked in Ernst & Young's transfer pricing team. Meanwhile ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... as the largest asset manager since 2009. For the fourth consecutive year, Vanguard (US$4.9tn) and State Street Global Advisors (US$2.8tn) completed the top three. More than half (58.1%) of the fund managers analysed were based in North America. European ...

JP Morgan Asset Management grows distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... International after earlier spending time as an account manager and relationship manager with the likes of State Street Global Advisors and ING Investment Management. Farrell said Basoor was a welcome addition to JPMAM's distribution team, given the ...

Frontier Advisors wins industry fund contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Frontier Advisors will continue to provide asset consulting services to a $9 billion superannuation fund for a further three years. NGS Super announced it reappointed Frontier Advisors, its asset consultant since 2015. Newly appointed NGS Super chief ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
State Street Global Advisors will vote against the entire slate of board members on a nominating committee if a company does not have at least one woman on its board. SSGA said the enhancement to its board gender diversity voting guidelines would begin ...