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Alternative mandates eclipse equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... Securities Services and The Economist Intelligence Unit published a paper looking at how the world's pension funds, superannuation funds and insurance companies were reorganising their investment operations to help meet long-term commitments. The paper ...

Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... groups, made up of Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) trustees, were not covered by the compensation framework under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act). The government has already provided $71.7 million on compensation to eligible ...

Decimal launches insto robo-advice packages

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... the institutional sector. The first, Eqilize, is aimed at providing a rapid and simple robo-advice service for superannuation funds and other large institutions; it comes "preconfigured" and, in Decimal chief executive Nic Pollock's words, "gets them ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
JANA senior consultant Susan Orr recently told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that there is plenty of dry powder among investment managers looking to invest in infrastructure. Yet one of the pitfalls in this environment is the impact ...

Equip appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Equip has announced the appointment of three new board members after the industry superannuation fund recently held its member and employer director elections. Joining the Equip board are AGL manager group employee relations Michael Clinch, and Cleantech ...

Over 45s lead super MDIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... shown there is an increasing trend for Australians nearing retirement to want more investment control over their superannuation without the burden of administration. Announcing its full-year results today, ING DIRECT revealed Australians aged 45 and ...

Active management tax effects erode investor returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... Gallagher, said funds typically report returns before-tax yet domestic investors - including every Australian with a superannuation account - should be more concerned about after-tax returns. "The contribution of active fund managers to after-tax performance ...

Legalsuper hires member service manager from Kinetic Super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... further step in our ongoing development of legalsuper's client service model which is predicated on experienced superannuation industry professionals providing high levels of responsive personal service." Commenting on her appointment, White added, ""I ...

BT to pair superannuation and wellbeing

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
BT Financial Group has announced the inclusion of a wellbeing program to its superannuation offerings. The program will focus on six key aspects of wellbeing - financial, health, family, community, workplace and values in a bid to change the way Australians ...

State Street SHE Index aimed at capitalising on diversity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... teams. The findings in the United States echo those in Australia. Recent research by Rainmaker SelectingSuper shows superannuation funds led by women, or with significant governance representation, out-perform "male-centric" funds by 50 basis points ...