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Super fund CEO not seeking reappointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
The chief executive of the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has indicated he will not be seeking reappointment when his term expires on 29 January 2017. Howard Rosario, head of the $22 billion government fund for Western Australia public ...

MainstreamBPO heads to NY

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Fund and superannuation administrator MainstreamBPO has opened an office in New York in the hopes of expanding its hedge fund administration business. The New York office will be the first outside the Asia Pacific region for the group and will add to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Australian employment The number of Australians who found jobs in June may have been less than market expectations - up 7,900 versus consensus forecast for a 10,000 increase - but the underlying details of the report provided positive underpinnings ...

Australian Unity fund acquires property in Port Adelaide

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Following an increase in investor inflows Australian Unity's Property Income Fund (PIF) has purchased a commercial property in Port Adelaide, South Australia, for $8 million. Established in 1999, the fund invests in a diverse mix of income-producing ...

Mercer wins new super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
Wealth management firm Mercer recently won a superannuation partnership with one of Australia's largest mining services companies, adding about 4000 new members to the Mercer Super Trust. The partnership saw Orica transition about one-third of its workforce ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
The responsible investment industry now comprises roughly 47% of all assets under management in Australia, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia figures. The RIAA's latest Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, based on data ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Senator John Williams said regardless of what Parliament ultimately looks like after a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

QTC board appoints former Credit Suisse exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Queensland Treasury Corporation recently welcomed a new board member and the reappointment of its chair, with both directors appointed for a three year term. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt reappointed Gerard Bradley as chair of QTC, while former Credit ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
The global head of Bloomberg Asset and Investment Manager believes Australian investors are seeking both new and non-traditional asset classes as a priority to generate income and alpha increases. Recently appointed Bloomberg AIM global head Steve Ioannou ...