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UniSuper makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... Pearce said Heard will strengthen UniSuper's in-house investment management capability. More than 65% of UniSuper's funds are managed by its in-house teams. Capparelli joined UniSuper in July 2015 as a manager of equities. His prior work experience ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... correctly, the Fed's last published estimate of the "neutral interest rate" is 2.5% to 3%. This compares with the current fed funds rate of 2.5% (2.25%-2.5%, to be exact). One that's justified by present consensus expectations that US interest ...

Former AMP Capital exec to lead global asset manager in Asia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
A former AMP Capital executive will lead the Asia Pacific arm of an asset manager with US$90 billion of funds under management. Anthony Fasso - who led the international businesses of AMP Capital for eight years - will take the reins of PineBridge Investments ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... outlook after the Royal Commission. Earlier this month, competitor Netwealth said it expected some of the $189 billion in funds under administration subject to grandfathered commissions would flow in its direction in the wake of Hayne's recommendation. ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... of research Alex Dunnin said if successful, the reforms are a real win for consumers. "Many of Australia's leading super funds each have hundreds of thousands of small accounts owned by young people. For these members just starting out in super, if their ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has about $1 billion in funds under trusteeship and 18,000 members across traditional, accumulation and pension products. The transaction is due to finalise ...

Industry fund welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... working with the team as they implement LUCRF Super's strategy to grow into one of Australia's most prominent industry funds. We not only want to be the preferred super choice for Australian workers, but the trusted choice for their employers ...

Infrastructure fund plans SMSF raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... together money from smaller investors (minimum investment size of $50,000) to meet the minimums of large infrastructure funds, which range between $5 million and $25 million. IPIFM invests this aggregated pool of capital in three infrastructure funds ...

Centrepoint emerges from the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... Centrepoint's new business model and service, Benbow said. Centrepoint has two core businesses: licensee and advice services, and funds management and administration. It has a network of 469 financial planning firms. Benbow took over the reins in April ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... franking credit policy was entirely aimed at the SMSF sector, and intended to shrink it by forcing people into APRA regulated funds. "90% of the franking credits the Labor Party are seeking to claw back are from self-managed super funds," Robert said. ...