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Productivity Commission shakes up default superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... The shortlist would be compiled by an independent expert panel and assess the list every four years based on investment strategy and performance, fees, governance and innovation default insurance arrangements. The ATO would implement the new default ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
Ausbil's in-house ESG research team has matured to the point where it's leading investment strategy creation and attracting a wider international audience. The asset manager's call to develop its own ESG team and not buy research "off the shelf" means ...

Super funds edge towards a flat 2018

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018
... under-performance happened regardless of the growth asset weighting, Antil noted. The average October return for single investment strategy MySuper products was -3.02%. For lifecycle products the comparative average was -4.2%, meaning lifecycle products ...

Frontier Advisors builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... our sector research heads and support Kim Bowater, director of consulting and Chris Trevillyan, director of investment strategy in shaping the advice provided to our clients," Frontier Advisors said in a statement. "We have recently split our former ...

Industry fund awards $180m fixed income mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Income Opportunities Fund (PGIOF). PGIOF provides Australian investors with access to Payden's absolute return investment strategy (PARI). Energy Super's latest investment means three Australian institutional clients have now decided to invest in the ...

Lifecycle super can be better: Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... for example, returns have been poor, and a member's expected balance is below their target, then a high risk investment strategy would be adopted until they are back on track. Conversely, if returns have been good, then a less risky investment strategy ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... particularly in the last decade. It's evolved from a "number cruncher" function to becoming more involved in investment strategy and a partnership-based process with clients, he told Financial Standard. Lawlor said index providers produce tiers of ...

Mercer creates portfolio management lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... Willment said after welcoming McCulloch, the addition of McCabe will bolster Mercer's capabilities in investment strategy design, portfolio management and fund implementation. Chief market strategist Dave Stuart will retire on December 21, a role ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... yet," she notes. But at Statewide Super, ETFs aren't part of the Adelaide-based superannuation fund's investment strategy. Chief investment officer Con Michalakis says the $8 billion fund uses active and boutique managers in equities and bonds. ...

ETFs: Buy strategy not structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... exchange-traded product too. Speaking to this point, Findlay said ETPs should be developed in line with the investment strategy rather than chasing a certain structure. It's why the global long-only fund became an EQMF and the global long-short was ...