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US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A new report ranking US public pension funds by their ability to pay future benefits suggests several will likely go insolvent as a result of COVID-19. The issues facing public pension funds in the US are widely known, and while it's not clear how ...

Magellan remains cautious, for now

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Magellan is waiting for a few dominoes to fall before it pulls the trigger and deploys cash from its global and high conviction funds. Having increased the cash balances across both its high conviction and global equities funds strategies by the end ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... to members, Rest is calling on the government to implement stable super policy settings, warning uncertainty constrains funds' ability to invest for the long-term. As of this morning, the $53 billion superannuation fund has paid out $1.08 billion to ...

Super fund awards global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... for Neuberger Berman in Australia, praised the companies GEDI portfolio manager and chief investment officer of research funds, Hari Ramanan. "[Ramanan] designed this global equities approach at our research epicenter to take active positions by uncovering ...

SISFA relaunches membership to SMSF trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) has redesigned and is relaunching its membership offering for SMSF trustees. SISFA said through existing communication channels and those of new associated partners and sponsors, up to ...

Bennelong adds to institutional distribution team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed an institutional distribution executive as the company focuses on growing its domestic and offshore institutional capability. Eric Finnell is set to step into the role, having previously been at Fisher Investments ...

Advisers involved in ERS scams: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... also concerned that advisers may be inappropriately encouraging members to apply for early release of super and targeting funds that appear to be "more lenient" in granting the release of funds. It is not clear which funds are in question.

How advice can conquer stigma

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... discussing how to solve the unmet advice gap for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Conference of Major Super Funds, Hostplus head of advice and financial planning Maurizio Lombardi pointed out many super fund members still don't ...

Saxo Markets launches investment loyalty scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... investors will already be allocated a tier - classic, platinum or VIP - dependent upon their current level of engagement in funds, trading volume and other activities, it said. Using AI and data, the loyalty scheme will automatically "level up" Saxo ...

Australian ETF market shows strength

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... continued to provide investors with an immediate ability to transact." Brycki said ETFs outperformed both actively managed funds and LICs over the period, but cautioned investors about particular types of ETFs and actively trading ETFs. "It's important ...