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Platinum slashes fees ahead of ETMF launch

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... Asset Management is revamping its management fee structure before the ASX debut of two new exchange-traded actively-managed funds (ETMFs). The standard management fees on Platinum's Trust Funds and Global Fund (PGF) have been reduced from 1.5% per annum ...

Industry fund teams with Challenger on retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... investment performance, we expect member interest in guaranteed income accounts to increase." Proebstl also noted specialist funds such as legalsuper are in a better position than the larger funds to be nimble and respond to the specific retirement needs ...

Fund manager appoints new COO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Aurora Funds Management, currently embroiled in an ASIC dispute over its voting power in Molopo Energy, has appointed a new chief operating officer. Ben Norman, previously a director in EY's transaction advisory services business, will take on the role ...

Bennelong loses head of distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Bennelong Funds Management has said goodbye to its head of distribution after almost nine years of service. Andrew Aitken left this month, with a brief statement from the fund manager citing family reasons as the driver. "Andrew Aitken, previously head ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... investment should drive the change." The AODP consults with the top 500 asset owners in the world - comprising large pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowment funds and insurance companies - representing $45 trillion. When the project ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... certain factor and its addition to portfolio performance rather than purely targeting outperformance through factor-based funds. The fund manager's latest research also says an investor must consider whether it is patient enough to weather underperformance ...

Legalsuper awards global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Smith said he was "pleased to be GQG's first Australian investor in their global equity strategy. Relative to larger super funds, legalsuper is better placed to more nimbly identify and secure niche investment opportunities." "In our view, this ability ...

The case for internal investment teams

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
Superannuation funds with more than £10 billion ($17 billion) in assets under management should seriously consider implementing an internal investment management strategy, a leading UK pension expert says. In an interview with Financial Standard, Universities ...

AustralianSuper appoints former Macquarie executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... Investments and Cell Care Australia. Before these roles, Craig held multiple senior positions at Macquarie across the resources, funds management and infrastructure businesses; he was also chair of Macquarie Capital from 2008 to 2014. On joining AustralianSuper ...

Opposition floats SMSF borrowing ban

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
Self-managed superannuation funds will be banned from direct borrowing under an expanded housing affordability policy unveiled by the Federal Opposition today. Speaking to media this morning, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the policy will target ...