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Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes one of the keys in defining super's purpose will be including an adequacy benchmark. Garcia admits an adequacy benchmark will be "devilishly hard to define" but ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds believes that company directors who serve more than 12 years on the same board are at risk of compromising their independence. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has revised its global ...

First State Super renames investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
First State Super has changed the name of three of its pre-mixed investment options in a bid to better describe and reflect each broad investment objective. The $52 billion fund has renamed its diversified, balanced, and capital guarded pre-mix investment ...

Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Unlocking wealth from the family home as a means to fulfill a greater retirement has again entered the public discourse. The Actuaries Institute has released a paper today that backs previous research suggesting the family home is not only a place to ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A global pension expert believes both Australia and the UK will play a major role in driving future ingenuity and innovation for retirement markets across the world. On the eve of attending the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed US investment manager Parametric to manage a portion of its international equities portfolio. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) will be the first Australian client ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Industry superannuation fund Vision Super has hit out at Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's assertion that super taxation concessions are a "gift", saying their implementation has been more about budget fixes. Vision Super said Australians have been ...

ING DIRECT director to join global parent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
A director at ING DIRECT Australia has been recommended to join the supervisory board of the firm's parent global bank, ING Group. ING Group has proposed Ann Sherry be appointed to its supervisory board based on her background in the financial sector ...

OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
If Australian superannuation funds invested 1% of their $2 trillion asset pool in venture capital the country would have the world's highest rate of venture investing per person. And if venture capital is not soon given some scale in Australia, it is ...

Industry fund doubles investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
After flagging its investment team will expand in 2016, Mine Wealth + Wellbeing has appointed five new professionals to begin over the coming months. The $10 billion industry superannuation fund now doubles its investment team from five to 10, with ...