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Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Mercer has unveiled its much-anticipated longevity insurance solution, which it has called a 'world-first' and a 'retirement game changer'. Dubbed 'Mercer Lifetime Plus', the product behaves like a lifetime annuity, creating a 'pool of lives' and paying ...

Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The notion that company boards have a legal obligation to act in the sole interest of their shareholders is a myth, according to a new discussion paper by the Governance Institute of Australia. The paper, entitled 'Shareholder primacy: Is there a need ...

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The responsible investment (RI) sector has outperformed the ASX 300 over one and three year periods, according to Lonsec's Australian & Global Equity Responsible Investment Sector Review. The report revealed that Lonsec's Australian equity RI peer group ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Just when I was about to ditch Chumbawamba's "I get knocked down" as the equity market's 2014 anthem... the central bankers came and (re)played it all again. "I get knocked down but I get up again, you're never going to keep me down". Nah Virginia ...

Janus plays first hand in ETF game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Janus Capital, the fund manager which snapped up 'bond king' Bill Gross following his surprise departure from PIMCO, has joined the active ETF game with its acquisition of a Connecticut-based provider. Launched in 2009, VelocityShares manufactures institutionally-focused ...

Time to get shorty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014

Bespoke approach key to keeping mandates: Acadian

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
Fund managers must offer their super fund clients more bespoke services if they want to stay in the game, according to Acadian head of investments in Australia David Walsh. Walsh said the move among larger super funds towards more in house investment ...

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
A chase for yield, combined with investor empowerment and lack of education could be the perfect storm for a large scale self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) collapse, according to Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen). Speaking at a media briefing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight. The September share price index futures contract is down 18 point at 5,585. Wall Street stocks have fallen, pulled down by major banks after the Federal Reserve ...

Activist Simon Sheikh launches fossil fuel free super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Former leader of advocacy group GetUp and Australian Greens candidate Simon Sheikh has launched what he claims is Australia's first fossil fuel free superannuation fund. Sheikh said Future Super stemmed from what he perceived as growing frustration ...