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Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... private capital, Steven Lipchin. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, Lipchin and fellow panelists were of the opinion that although private equity valuations are still challenging, there ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... area it will be monitoring closely. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, ASIC senior executive leader, investment managers and superannuation, Ged Fitzpatrick said considering many people ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... inconsistent with Catholic values, according to the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines outlined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (US CCB). It specifically avoids companies involved in producing biological weapons, chemical ...

ASIC would "rarely" ban products

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... Inquiry recommendations, ASIC chair Greg Medcraft said. Speaking at the Banking and Financial Services Law Association conference in Brisbane, Medcraft added he was aware of growing concern about ASIC's widening regulatory scope. "I know that some commentators ...

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... CPI growth of about 3% per annum. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference on Friday, Trafford-Walker said investment management costs were the "big elephant in the room". "[Super] funds are taking ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... competition for assets continues to grow. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference, Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) chief investment officer Mary McLaughlin said super funds need ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... officer. Addressing a member direct investment options forum at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said MDIOs were in general "not good for your financial wealth". ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... that attempts to eliminate a one-size-fits-all approach. Launched at the AIST Australian Superannuation Investment conference yesterday, the framework suggests retirees with super balances of $250,000 or less should pay off any outstanding debt and invest ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research chief executive Professor Amin Rajan spoke broadly about pension fund business models and said ...

Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... development but the federal government should not be mandating particular products for super members. Opening the AIST ASI Conference today, Garcia said he expects the government will shortly announce a package laying the groundwork to allow new retirement ...