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Frontier hires from UK partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... (LCP) in the UK. Harry Green was at LCP for five years as lead investment consultant to a range of LCP's defined contribution clients, advising trustees on strategic asset allocation, manager selection and governance matters. He was also a member of ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Australia is the most successful pension system among developed countries, according to Wills Towers Watson. The firm's Thinking Ahead Institute 2021 Global Pension Assets Study said Australia's thriving pension system boasts an 11.3% per annum ...

State Super names new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... Charles Wu has been affirmed in the role, promoted from deputy chief investment officer and general manager, defined contribution investments. Wu joined the government fund in 2015 as head of asset allocation and risk, and was later appointed general ...

Pension plan sued for expensive, active strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... 10,170 participants with assets of about US$784 million. Pension schemes, otherwise known as a 401(k), are defined contribution plans that are the primary form of retirement savings in the US. The lawsuit was filed in the district court in the western ...

CFA Societies adds board members, president

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... Management investment director Ganesh Suntharam. Wu has been deputy chief investment officer and general manager defined contribution investments at State Super since January 2019, prior to which he was general manager, asset allocation. "I am excited ...

State Super appoints acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... working at Media Super as an investment manager, and at Mercer as an analyst. He is also the general manager of defined contribution investments, where he is responsible for investment strategy to achieve return objectives on a risk-adjusted basis. State ...

Russell launches new super product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... GoalTracker develops an asset mix and investment strategy to meet those goals. Hampshire said Australia's defined contribution super system means the average person only has a modest government pension to fall back on in retirement if they do not save ...

InvestPro appoints Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... especially given Australia's large superannuation system. "While Australia is unquestionably leading the world in defined contribution superannuation, the current climate and regulatory influence is demanding investment managers review their operating ...

Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... major types of portfolio insurance strategies, option-based versus constant proportion, which are used on a defined contribution (DC) fund that targets a minimum level of inflation-protected annuity income at retirement. The research said that accumulated ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... 46% larger than the second ranked Government Pension Fund of Norway at $1.5 trillion. Elsewhere, WTW said defined contribution (DC) assets grew by 9.2% during 2019, while defined benefit (DB) assets increased by 7.1%. "DB funds account for 64.2% of the ...