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Tribeca to compete with overseas hedge funds

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Tribeca Investment Partners has launched a Cayman vehicle for its Global Natural Resources Fund to meet international investor demand. The fund, a global long-short natural resources strategy, primarily focuses on large cap equities but invests in other ...

ING DIRECT pays up for "no fees" super marketing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... thing by its customers," the internet bank said. ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said: "This action reflects ASIC's ongoing focus on the disclosure of fees and costs in superannuation. "Consumers need to be able to make informed decisions about their superannuation ...

Super funds seeking low carbon mandates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016

Super funds must harvest farmland

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... farmland VicSuper grows maize, sorghum, barley and tomato crops in rotation and the investments are made with a sustainability focus. Indirectly we support about 110 global agriculture businesses and we also employ 50 people indirectly. We're also the ...

Disclosure deadlines present super challenge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Superannuation has recently received plenty of oxygen in the political atmosphere and fund disclosure is yet another bubble quickly rising. As super funds and regulators work towards several disclosure deadlines in 2017, industry representative groups ...

Super funds extend support to local communities

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... the energy sector: "The appointment of a new Townsville-based financial advisor highlights Energy Super's member driven focus and commitment to ensuring all of our members and clients have access to financial advice. "Shiona's role will see her provide ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... years with winners likely being determined by having fully diversified portfolios that perform well in times of stress and a focus on total rather than relative returns. In Australia, each fund's approach to currency has also been a contributing factor. ...

Former Westpac exec joins YBR

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has appointed a former Westpac executive as general manager of its wealth division. Adam Youkhana, most recently head of partnerships and private banks for financial planning at Westpac, now leads YBR's wealth management business ...

Mason Stevens delivers new SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Mason Stevens has introduced a retail Australian fixed income separately managed account. The Mason Stevens Fixed Income SMA, which requires a minimum investment of $100,000, was developed in response to increased demand from advisers for direct access ...

Super CIOs say short-termism endemic

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Superannuation fund chief investment officers warn that endemic short-termism across super and the wider asset management industry will hurt member returns and place massive pressure on future investment strategies. A panel of fund executives told the ...