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FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Governments around the world are in desperate need of funding for their crumbling infrastructure assets. At the same time, against a backdrop of low interest rates and record high bond prices, institutional investors are running out of traditional assets ...

Milliman seeing shift in bond portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Holding high quality bonds in an attempt to generate income and offset volatility and drawdowns in the stock market was an approach that served investors well leading up to the financial crisis.

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Not too long ago executive positions in financial services were generally appointed from prominent sales men and women. Energy Industry Super Scheme (EISS) chief executive, Alex Hutchison, is of a different breed.

Future Fund and AustralianSuper settle court case

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
The legal battle between two of Australia's funds management giants has ended with a multi-million dollar settlement.

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
A deal between the Coalition and the Greens means special consideration will be given to retirement incomes in the federal government's Tax Discussion Paper, and proposed changes to the pension asset test will be passed by parliament.

BT pays fines for misleading super statements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Australia's corporate watchdog said BT Funds Management recently paid more than $20,000 in fines.

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement.

Trio liquidators deny deregistering fraud fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
PPB, the liquidators assigned to the Astarra funds following the 2009 collapse of Trio Capital, have denied rumours they will deregister the Astarra Strategic Fund on June 17.

Challenger and Link partner to offer super annuities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Challenger has partnered with Link Group to offer annuities to industry super fund members.

Cbus adds property, infrastructure investment options

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Cbus has added property and infrastructure as standalone investment options within the fund's Self Managed platform.