Since 2005/06 the $8.6 billion LGsuper fund has moved away from peer benchmarks to a low volatility, low equity asset allocation – its board has sought greater diversification within the fund. Guy Rundle, investment manager, LGsuper, talks to Investment Magazine about why the fund has faith in alternatives. The Queensland local government employee fund LGsuper … Read more
The governance of Cbus is to face an unprecedented level of public scrutiny after its decision to allow Graeme Samuel, the previous chair of the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission to conduct an independent review into its governance processes. The review is designed to assure contributing employers and members of the strength of its governance … Read more
BNP Paribas Securities Services has no aim of being number one custodian in the Australian market according to its new head of business, Ian Perkins. The custodian currently has the third largest amount of assets under custody in the Australian market at around $320 billion, behind JP Morgan at $463 billion and NAB Asset Servicing … Read more
Energy Super’s initiative in placing portfolio holdings on its website ahead of APRA’s July 2015 deadline, will help frame the debate around what should be disclosed, says leading superannuation economist Sacha Vidler. The $5.4 billion fund has published the name and size of its equity and fixed income holdings, as well as listing individual property … Read more
Surprisingly little research has been done in the area of how a superannuation fund should hedge out its foreign currency exposure, says Robert Goodlad, former senior managing director of State Street Global Advisors. As superannuation funds continue to invest more internationally, it is vital that more research be conducted to find better solutions to manage … Read more
AustralianSuper has increased transparency around the pay and bonuses of senior staff in line with regulation and corporate governance best practice. Chief investment officer, Mark Delaney, earned the highest out of all executives at the fund. His $971,000 salary, includes base salary and superannuation of $611,000, a bonus payment of $345,963 and long service accrual … Read more
Mercer is applying for a global patent for a group self-annuitisation product that already has three major super funds signed up for launch in 2015. At a fee of 40bps the product is intended to provide better value for money than lifetime annuities where investment gains above the amount needed to meet guaranteed payments are … Read more
Warwick Boys has left Perpetual Investments, where he was general manager of institutional business for the past six years and joined Fidelity as head of institutional business. Boys previously held roles in fixed income trading and sales at Westpac, ANZ and ABN AMRO. Michael Bargholz, managing director of Fidelity in Australia, said: “Together Warwick and … Read more
Joanne Townsend, general manager of investments at REST Industry Super, has taken on the role of chief operating officer at the fund on a temporary basis. She has taken over the duties of Paul Sawyer, the former chief operating officer, who has left REST to join TWU Super as chief executive. Jamie Hwang from the … Read more
International assets under custody increased by 14.5 per cent over the first six months of this year compared to a 3.3 per cent increase for domestic assets, according to figures from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). The disparity is partly explained by the tilt many leading funds, including the Future Fund, have taken away … Read more
Super funds should use social media to back charities, support campaigns, to initiate competitions, but not necessarily to talk about superannuation. Speaking at the AIST Legal Symposium in Melbourne, Sharon Nelson, joint managing director at Spark Green the digital agency for finance, praised funds such as HOSTPLUS for the way it had piggy-backed on the … Read more
Prime Super is open to further mergers, it has put the appointment of a chief investment officer on hold and answered criticism of its merger with HIP. Speaking six months after Prime merged with the Sydney based HIP, Lachlan Baird, chief executive of the combined operation, whose business card carries the logos for both Prime … Read more
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