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Garcia to exit AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Tom Garcia is resigning as AIST chief executive to take up a role with Australia's largest superannuation fund. As of mid-March 2017, Garcia will lead AustralianSuper's product innovation strategy as head of product. Garcia said he enjoyed his four ...

MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... consumer-friendly and meaningful name. A MyRetirement product will be a high standard, mass-customised product designed by superannuation fund trustees to be in the best interests of the majority of members, the Federal Government said. It will be an ...

Industry fund seeks volatility overlay mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... mitigation strategy to about one-third of a $1.3 billion international equities portfolio at Australian Catholic Superannuation. Triple3 chief investment officer Simon Ho said the strategy uses exchange traded index options, keeping it simple and without ...

QSuper economist joins Cbus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... functions, Cbus hired a new portfolio integration manager. In his new role, Alex Cathcart will help the $35 billion superannuation fund develop a holistic approach to asset allocation, where previously each asset class was managed separately. Prior to ...

RBA hires Women's Leadership Institute chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Trawalla Group. In the past, Schwartz was a non-executive director at the Bank of Melbourne, chair of the Industry Superannuation Property Trust and national president of the Property Council of Australia. Congratulating Schwartz on her new role at the ...

RI Advice launches retirement planning toolkit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... 750 Australians retiring every day, many with inadequate savings and budgeting discipline, high debt levels and superannuation balances that may not last them through retirement. "Combine this with the complex array of technical rules and regulations ...

MySuper competition heats up: Rainmaker

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
MySuper is the new high-growth area for retail superannuation funds with attractive offerings competing directly with not-for-profit super funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report shows MySuper products operated by retail groups like banks ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... He suggested that at present, super fund governance standards are not applied equally across "all sectors of the superannuation industry - whether retail, corporate or industry," and that next year his government would introduce legislation to address ...

Super fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... institutional market last year, US asset manager ClariVest is now employing its emerging markets strategy with an industry superannuation fund. The EM strategy includes securities primarily selected from stocks traded in all countries represented in ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Superannuation funds are failing to effectively engage LGBTI members due to antiquated rules on gender identity, and the need for reform is growing. Addressing the recent FPA Professionals Congress in Perth, high-profile transgender Catherine McGregor ...