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Super fund mergers could risk member attrition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... services Kristen Turnbull said. "However the benefits to members need to be thoughtfully communicated with a particular focus on economies of scale and scope," Turnbull added. Competitively high investment return ranked highest among factors that members ...

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Superannuation trustees need to actively prioritise implemented asset consultants that add value, according to new research by Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants. Deloitte surveyed six major consultants over the five years to 30 June 2014, using the Vanguard ...

ASFA outlines spending needs of nonagenarians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has developed a new retirement standard, the ASFA Retirement Standard for Older Retirees, which outlines the expenditure required for Australians aged 90-95 to maintain a comfortable or modest ...

Platinum backs US internet stocks and Asian infrastructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Star manager Kerr Neilson's listed investment company Platinum Capital is backing out-of-favour big-name US technology companies as well as infrastructure plays in China and India. In a quarterly update to shareholders the billionaire investor said ...

Medcraft backs national adviser exam

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has come out in support of a new national exam for financial advisers. Medcraft backed the proposal in an op-ed published in the Australian Financial Review. "I strongly ...

WAM Capital announces $100m share purchase plan

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... $15,000. The proceeds will be invested in accordance with the company's investment process. "The company will maintain its focus of investing in undervalued growth companies that have strong earnings, trade on low price to earnings multiples, have an ...

MySuper put spotlight on member outcomes: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... explicit permission or convince members to make a choice. If this perceived latitude to innovate is combined with a genuine focus on member needs, then members should benefit," the report said. However, executives' perceptions of the MySuper framework ...

Australian ETF Industry achieves $15bn milestone

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2015
... therefore seeking opportunities overseas," Skelly added. Hedged international ETFs that manage currency risk should be a key focus for investors this year, along with ETFs that already offer exposure to international markets, according to Skelly.

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... investment opportunities in North America, making it an important region for AMP Capital as we grow our business. We continue to focus on mid-market opportunities where we see relative value versus larger transactions. We look forward to expanding the ...

BOQ hands acting CEO permanent position

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2015
Bank of Queensland has handed acting chief executive Jon Sutton the joint managing director and chief executive roles permanently. Sutton has been acting chief executive for around four months and was chief operating officer before that. He joined BOQ ...