LGIAsuper seeks to add 50 – 90 bps to equities
LGIAsuper has appointed US investment manager Parametric to implement a tax-managed centralised portfolio management solution.
2016: The year financial planners take super funds head on
Research finds super funds and financial planners are converging on a “middle ground” in provision of post-retirement advice.
UniSuper turns timberland around, increases allocation
A failure to sell its $400 million timberland portfolio led to a change in strategy so the investment could become a long term hold.
Paying for the best
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan justifies high pay for its senior staff through top-quartile performance.
IMCA forms strategic alliance to increase participation
Gaining members from within the financial planning operations of super funds and increasing participation in CIMA accreditation is the aim.
VicSuper learning from slow take-up of CIPR
The fund’s CIPR has yet to meet the member take-up target, but expectations are high that it will, and valuable lessons have been learned.
ACSI helps change corporate voting structures
The voting structure in almost two-thirds of Australian companies contacted has changed from ‘show of hands’ to poll voting.
35 super funds divested from tobacco
A more sophisticated understanding of fiduciary duty has contributed to 35 super funds running tobacco free investment mandates.
Miles Collins moves from Myer to University of Sydney
Miles Collins, the former head of investment at the Myer Family Company fund, has become CIO of the $1.4 billion University of Sydney trust.
How to choose a custodian
Rice Warner’s Michael Berg and Steve Freeborn explain all the basics for choosing a custodian.
Super guarantee freeze will cost nearly $1 trillion by 2055
In a rare moment of solidarity, major peak bodies across the super and financial services industry condemned an idea to freeze the SG.
