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Super industry to fill China investment gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... on the grounds of national security. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg put an end to the $300 million bid from China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) for Australia-based Probuild. The Treasurer stated national security concerns was the reason ...

HESTA hires from Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Frontier's head of alternatives and derivatives. Michael Sommers has been appointed HESTA's general manager portfolio construction and risk and will join its investment leadership structure. Sommers reports to HESTA's head of portfolio design ...

Retiree strategies need greater attention: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
Traditional portfolio construction needs to change to provide for the needs of retiree clients, new research shows. Fidelity International with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and CoreData released a report Building Better Retirement ...

FASEA exam results for November 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... 12,573 advisers have sat the exam with 9 in 10 demonstrating they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam. "In recognition of their achievement, passing ...

Longstanding CDPQ executive resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... his teams built our infrastructure activities, ranging from our investments in existing assets to the design and construction of new projects such as the REM," Tessier said. "As head of liquid markets and then real assets, he put his vision of investment ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... the Newcastle Herald, one man was even arrested and charged in the Pilliga forest for trespassing in Santos' construction site there. NSW Farmers is also against the project - concerned it risks water, soil and air quality and could present a threat ...

ERS costs big super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... pandemic have also paid out considerable sums. Hospitality fund Hostplus has plaid over $3 billion to members and construction industry fund Cbus has paid $2.26 billion. Qantas Superannuation Plan, which took a large initial hit as airlines were forced ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... advisers have sat the exam with nine in 10 demonstrating they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam," he said. Some question areas advisers underperformed ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... we are in a knowledge sharing stage on our multi-asset engagement which is around asset allocation and portfolio construction." Flood said Wells Fargo has been focused on engaging within the Australian market with clients directly for some time. "At ...

Cbus appoints new technology chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... leading superfunds and well known for its passion to deliver the best outcomes for its members in the building and construction and allied industries," she said. "Importantly, Cbus has a strong and increasing focus on innovation and technology and I'm ...