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Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... Government-backed investments rather than the vagaries of the market." Chris Corneill, Russell's managing director (Australia and New Zealand), said there is a need for products that address longevity and market risk, especially with the rule of thumb ...

Bluedoor Technology on hiring spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... financial services experts to develop the business. Ian Mathieson, chief executive at DST Global Solutions Australia and New Zealand, said the firm is in talks with a number of super funds. "There would hardly be a notable super fund out there that we're ...

NZ Super takes mandates in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is dropping investment mandates with ING and Smartshares and taking them in-house. The fund announced the changes to improve flexibility, cut costs and is part of the fund's focus on having direct participation in ...

Transition mandates to reach record highs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... clients that have pending activity in the next few months. In such a highly concentrated market as the Australian/New Zealand space, this is significant." Global equities funds are also facing a 'survival of the fittest' test. "The dispersion of manager ...

The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... similar story on the retail product manufacturing side, said Mark Dutton, chief investment officer at AXA Australia and New Zealand. He said financial planners and product providers must forego one "key objective" to ensure other aspects of the portfolio ...

NZ govt to suspend NZ Super contribs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... Martin Lewington, New Zealand business leader at Mercer, said suspending contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund could mean the government will be forced to contribute more at a later stage. "This may well lead to future governments needing ...

LUCRF goes live with Bluedoor

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... utilise a true end-to-end platform," he said. Ian Mathieson, chief executive for DST Global Solutions Australia and New Zealand said the firm met its target of migrating over 350,000 member records with full transaction history and implement the various ...

AIST chair set sights on UN PRI board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... board members include Donald MacDonald, British Telecom Pension Scheme trustee and Glen Saunders, New Zealand Superannuation Fund trustee. The UN PRI has around 500 signatories across asset owners, investment manager and professional service providers. ...

Regnan to appoint new ESG research manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... a new ESG research manager after Nathan Fabian takes a new role at the Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand (IGCC). "We are sad to see Nathan move on but our loss is the IGCC's gain. Climate change is a major ESG challenge and Nathan ...

Vision Super banking goes live

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... shopping to paying my gas and phone bills online. I had no trouble using it to pay for my purchases whilst on holiday in New Zealand." "Super Vantage is part of my Allocated Pension. So I earn a competitive interest rate, like I would at the bank, but ...