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Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... estimating 15 Australian superannuation funds have lost about $5.6 billion on fossil fuel investments since 2014. The recent study also found losses from fossil fuel investments may have cost some super fund members up to $3024 during the same period. ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... negates a significant portion - up to 85 basis points - of the value that is added by good active management," Chen said. The study compared returns on simulated portfolios with simulated pre-and post-tax benchmarks based on the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... current market environment and find alpha generating opportunities that match their liabilities," McCombe said. A separate study by Willis Towers Watson confirmed global pension funds are continuing to increase their asset allocation to alternatives. ...

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... listed as one of the more recent success stories among alternative investments by the top 10 Canadian public pension funds. A study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) last month found that Canada's 10 largest public pension funds have 32% of their ...

ASIC consults on LIF powers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... protection products with competitive benefits and advice. The group is calling for "a complete and thorough consumer impact study to be conducted by an independent organisation." It also calls for a review of "the actual impact and costs to consumers ...

IOOF division launches philanthropy services

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... advisers integrate philanthropy into their practices. The enhancement of the philanthropic services follows a recent QUT study that compared Australian giving habits to other Western nations and indicated Australia is well behind the US, UK and New Zealand. ...

Sydney in top 10 financial centres

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015

Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
A total of 32% of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) surveyed in a recent study held less than the $200,000 soft benchmark recommended by ASIC. The latest Financial Services Council (FSC) and UBS SMSF report shows that 19% of the 601 funds surveyed hold ...

Super funds must ramp cyber protections

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... that highlight companies worldwide are underprepared for a cyber event and Australian firms must pick up their game. From a study of more than 1200 global chief executives, KPMG found only about half were prepared for a cyber event. One in five indicated ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... not detrimental to their business revenue. "If an adviser needs to improve their education standards, they will need to study. Studying takes time; time that is not spent in seeing clients, which means that it also costs money to advisers," Fox said. ...