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Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Industry superannuation funds have put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have ...

Azimut buys Australian equities manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... capability across large caps and small caps. "Since coming together in 2007, the Sigma team has demonstrated discipline and focus in implementing their "value risk adjust" philosophy. I believe the partnership with Azimut offers a significant opportunity ...

Ghosts of emerging markets past not worth the risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... in. "Our attitude towards our client's money is that it's absolute risk, our client's money is the most important risk to focus on. If we lost money... you know there's an old saying "You can't eat relative performance," said Bell.

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... alternative investments. 68% of SWFs are looking to increase their commodities allocation and 88% of government pensions will focus on real estate in the next three years in an effort to achieve higher returns than equity markets. The report also shows ...

Federal Government told to stop 'tinkering' with superannuation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... comfortable standard of living'. In a statement the FSC said that the objective of superannuation should have a long-term focus and should not be driven by short-term influences such as the current tax debate. Financial Services Council CEO Sally Loane ...

Affluence launches new fee model to help investors and charity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... all asset classes and aims to deliver annualised returns of at least CPI+5% over rolling 3 year periods, with a particular focus on outperforming in negative market periods. The fund has a value focus and predominantly invests with boutique managers ...

Industry veteran departs Energy Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
Retiring Energy Super director Bob Henricks will be replaced by electricity industry veteran Peter Duffy after the former announced he will be leaving the $6bn fund. Henricks retires with a legacy at Energy Super after serving 21 years on the board ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
A consortium of global financial institutions and investors has announced a new partnership under the Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) to direct $8bn towards "high-impact sustainable investments." The group of seven has pledged capital and expertise ...

WAM lodges ASIC prospectus for LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... strong track record of performance delivered over almost 20 years. "WAM Leaders will benefit from a dedicated team with a focus on large-cap listed companies. This means we are well equipped to identify and act on opportunities in this space using our ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... benefit payments. Speaking on strategic and business planning, Rowell said in some instances super funds appear to have more focus on ensuring compliance with legislative and prudential requirements than addressing core strategic and operational challenges. ...