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Super needs improvement: Report card

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
Australia's pension system has fallen short of its world-class status, according to a global study, which rated the $3 trillion superannuation industry a 'B'. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ranked Australia fourth out of 39 ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
It's been just over a month when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons -- as Japan's prime minister. It wasn't a great time for a handover given the significantly weakened state of the global and domestic ...

Wealth platform adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
An investment platform for wholesale investors started by former Citi Wealth employees has added the general manager of distribution at Mortgage Choice to its board. David Zammit is joining the board of Stropro, as the one-year-old fintech looks to ...

The case for an overhaul of advice: Rice Warner, FSC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has launched a report by Rice Warner that makes a series of recommendations that would significantly change the status quo of financial advice and lead to policy debate. Rice Warner's Future of Advice report ...

Future Fund slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
The Future Fund is paying less in fund management fees as it pivots toward more passive investment strategies. During the last financial year, the fund paid $224.7 million to external investment managers, nearly a quarter (23%) less than the total payout ...

QSuper head of advice exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
The head of QSuper's advice unit has departed after the superannuation fund restructured its financial-advice offering to members. Kim Hughes, who was appointed as the $110 billion superannuation fund's chief of advice for QInvest in February 2019 ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
All four of Sunsuper's superannuation investment options have had their ratings downgraded by Morningstar following its revised ratings framework. The $70 billion industry fund's balanced, growth, conservative and retirement options are now ...

Further board changes at Clime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
Clime Investment Management has announced a board resignation and two new appointments after welcoming a new chair earlier this month. Allyn Chant has resigned from the board as non-executive director, with Peter Beaumont and Brett Spork appointed as ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
China's cruel to be kind policy continues to pay dividends. Criticised and condemned they may be, but the swift and continued improvement in the economy prove that the Politburo's draconian restriction and lockdown measures implemented at the ...

UBS, Insight IM win Future Fund mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
UBS and Insight Investment Management won significant mandates last financial year, helping manage the equities portfolio for the $161 billion Future Fund. According to the sovereign wealth fund's FY20 annual report, UBS won an Aussie equities ...