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Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
The five-year performance gap between not-for-profit and retail funds has narrowed to 130 basis points, according to Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. While the one-year gap to April 2017 widened to 70 basis points, overall retail funds have performed ...

Gail Kelly takes on Cuffe board role

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... Philanthropic Services, the not-for-profit he founded in 2012 which established and administers private and public ancillary funds. He said that Kelly "brings a powerful blend of business expertise and philanthropic passion that will make her a valuable ...

Daintree launches fixed income trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... environments," said Mitchell. "An income exposure should be liquid giving investors the opportunity to quickly gain access to their funds should personal circumstances change," director and portfolio manager of interest rates and currency Justin Tyler ...

Long-serving Centrepoint exec resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... team, responsible for the Investment Solutions division of our business. During this time, he has overseen the growth in our funds under management and administration to more than $3 billion," Centrepoint managing director John de Zwart said. "After ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... lifestyle questions, but will complete the underwriting process if a claim is made. Cover bought through superannuation funds is also more likely to have limited or no underwriting, Brown added.

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Self-managed super funds delivered lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming ...

Default super must protect member interests: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... story was originally published as "Default super overlook members' interests: AIST". It inferred that default superannuation funds were choosing profits over putting members first. This was incorrect.

Super funds not future ready: Mercer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Fund trustees and executives must start thinking about the future and take ownership of what their funds can control to ensure long-term growth and sustainability. Discussing Mercer's 2020 Super Fund Executive Report - Change or be Changed, Mercer managing ...

Northern Trust names Sydney head

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... client-facing roles supporting large, sophisticated and complex clients including investment managers, sovereign wealth funds and insurance and superannuation funds. Northern Trust is a full-service provider to the Australian and New Zealand market and ...

Quant not active management blasphemy: Robeco BP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... would've said, 'What do you mean? Quant stuff is for the geeks!'" Now, though, Farren said he's seen many US-based hedge funds trying to understand quant and factor exposure. "I'd say the future of active management really is a combination of the two," ...