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Prime Super and HIP to merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Industry superannuation funds Prime Super and Health Industry Plan (HIP) will merge later this year to create a fund with almost $2.4 billion in funds under management and 150,000 members. Under the new arrangement, Prime Super chief executive Lachlan ...

Europe a 'running sore' on global economy: Probyn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Europe may see 1% growth in 2014, but over the long-term its problems are far from over, according to State Street Global Advisors' chief economist Christopher Probyn. Speaking at today's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Probyn said ...

Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Australia's unemployment rate is set to pass 6% in the coming year, and could go further if the Abbott government does not address labour market regulation, according to The Australian contributing economics editor Judith Sloan. Speaking at the annual ...

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has urged federal and state governments to adopt the capital recycling model for infrastructure development to attract superannuation investment. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure ...

State Street opens Shanghai office, announces Q4 results

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
State Street Corporation will open a new office in Shanghai as part of its Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) business, which focuses on real estate and private equity. The new office will also support State Street's strategic hedge fund clients. ...

SPAA to use networking technology at conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

Suncorp names new head of intermediaries

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Suncorp has appointed a new head of intermediaries in the shape of Steven Degetto, replacing Steven Heavey, who announced his departure in November. Degetto has spent the past three months in the role on an acting basis. He was previously Suncorp's ...

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Lifecycle strategies are the future of both retail and industry superannuation, despite the latter so far favouring the static strategic asset allocation (SAA) for their MySuper options, according to Mercer senior partner Graeme Mather. Researched released ...

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...