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Super fund to reduce admin costs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... offers exceptional performance, service and value to our members." Farrar said Tech Mahindra won the tender after an assessment of values, experience, alignment with LGIAsuper's vision and employment opportunities for staff impacted by the change. "Tech ...

APRA sticks to rigid member outcomes deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The prudential regulator has set high expectations for trustees to meet the inaugural annual outcomes assessment, which is less than six months away. While consultation for prudential standard Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) is underway ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... Samad said. "The launch of this index will allow the market, for the first time, to access a quantitative climate risk assessment for sovereign debt. Investors can now incorporate climate change risk considerations into their fixed income portfolios ...

Deutsche chief to buy shares amid turmoil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... important country after Germany," Sewing said. "We will grow in Asia but saying goodbye to Wall Street is the wrong assessment. We will be strong in the US, but more focussed. " Eigendorf argued that employees are tired of restructuring and asked Sewing ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... (66.6%), HESTA (66.2%), Mercer (64.3%), AustralianSuper (63.9%), Hostplus (60.3%) and SunSuper (58.2%). "The overall assessment of satisfaction with financial performance by fund members clearly ranks the industry funds ahead of retail funds similar ...

ASIC boosts AFSL application requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... good character of the responsible officers of a body corporate applicant. The regulator's executive director of assessment and intelligence, Warren Day said the new process would ensure applications were not subject to delays in the future. "ASIC ...

Super fund appoints new asset consultant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... space for twenty years or more. "So, it's very pleasing to have a fund like ESSSuper complete a competitive market assessment and make a decision to appoint Frontier based purely on achieving the best outcome for their members." Polson added that ...

APRA warns trustees on PYSP deadline breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... If a significant breach has occurred or will occur, APRA said a trustee must ensure it follows its standard breach assessment procedures and report any breaches relevant to APRA within the required timeframe. Trustees that have yet to put in place fee ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... retailers Walmart and Wal-Mart de Mexico. Rio Tinto was excluded from the fund's investable universe in 2008 based on an assessment of the risk of severe environmental damage related to the Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Its exclusion was in relation to ...

APRA tighten reins on super fund acquisitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... answering questions that include its motivation for acquiring the stake. Applicants must also complete a fit and proper assessment to indicate if a director or any responsible person is under investigation or engaged in civil or criminal proceedings. ...