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Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... relentless focus on members' interests over all else - are not just aspirational." Surveying the current crop of super funds, Byres added: "In an industry where size matters, there's a long and often underperforming tail." Of the 145 APRA-regulated ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... equities Laurence Irlicht said. "We created the climate transition fund to help institutional investors - such as super funds and endowment groups - reduce their carbon exposure while still ticking the right boxes in terms of risk, fees and performance." ...

Insignia welcomes head of responsible investing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... Insignia as an investment business as well as something that is of keen interest for all our clients, both those in the super funds as well as those using our wide range of investment options," Mannix said. "Having James on the team will allow us to ...

TWUSUPER awards bond mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... light of the market environment and research we undertook with NMG Consulting around the impact of YFYS reforms on super funds," he added. "With investors facing new challenges from slowing economic growth momentum and persistent inflation, the rise ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... commercial objectives of the sustainable investment team, Mather will continue to advise a range of clients across super funds, endowments and foundations, insurers, and government bodies on all sustainable investing matters. "Globally, acceptance and ...

Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... superannuation contributions and investment income." Nevertheless, the long-term financial performance of member-owned super funds has been strong. "The sector continues to witness strong development with the five-year trend reporting 16.4% growth in ...

The big case for big data

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... should not overlook it. State Super chief investment officer Charles Wu said: "In 20 years' time, I don't think any super funds or any fund manager will survive without at least a big data science capability." Wu added: "When dealing with a problem ...

You can't have it all: Retirement income strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... Retirement Income Covenant. Under the legislation, which is effective July 1, retirement income products provided by super funds must help members achieve and balance three key goals: maximising expected retirement income, managing risks related to sustainability ...

Younger generations lead the SMSF surge: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... not unique to the younger cohort, a wish to achieve better returns and seek better investments than APRA regulated super funds was also a key motivator for SMSF establishment. Correspondingly, this cohort was more confident in its abilities to manage ...

A playbook for private markets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference has discussed how unlisted assets can be an important diversification strategy for super funds, despite challenges in accessing deals. IFM executive director private equity Adrian Kerley said that private equity is ...