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Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Super funds saw a further dip in returns in the September quarter, on average falling by between 60 and 80 basis points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Cash rate more likely to fall than rise: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is more likely to cut the cash rate than raise it in 2015, according to PIMCO head of portfolio management in Australia Robert Mead. While Mead said the most likely scenario in 2015 is that rates will stay where they ...

Perpetual hires senior investment specialist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... has appointed a senior investment specialist to provide technical product and asset class investment support to advisers. James Holt will join Perpetual in early December from Zurich, where he has served as an investment specialist, He has 18 years' ...

Hastings appoints new TIF portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Hastings appointed a new portfolio manager for The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) to replace Peter Siapikoudis, who has moved to the role of portfolio manager, Australian mandates. Jonathan van Rooyen will take over responsibility for the TIF, managing the ...

AIST lobbies govt to keep LISC payment disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is calling on the government to maintain separate disclosure of low income superannuation contribution (LISC) payments on superannuation statements. While the government has moved to abolish ...

Cbus delivered last blow before RC interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
Cbus' culture and senior executive Maria Butera's conduct have again been criticised by the Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into Trade Union Corruption and Governance, following the improper leaking of member data and allegations of perjury. ...

Murray takes aim at industry culture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray has taken aim at the culture of the financial services industry, arguing there is an 'established mythology' of distrust that must be addressed. Speaking at an event in Sydney yesterday, Murray said that post ...

Lazard AM grows global multi asset team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Lazard Asset Management has appointed Rupert Hope as a director and portfolio manager in its global multi asset team. Based in New York, Hope will help grow the firm's emerging market and global multi asset solution platform. Hope was previously co-head ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
AMP Capital Portfolio Analyst Stephen Flegg has won the 2014 Future Leaders Award, run jointly by the Financial Services Council and Deloitte. This year, competitors were asked to prepare presentations on one of four hot topics: MySuper and competition ...

QSuper appoints Decimal as advice platform provider

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
QSuper has appointed Decimal Software Limited as the software platform provider for its scaled advice operations. Decimal's platform will provide QSuper members with the option for limited financial advice with real time process and compliance management. ...