APRA demands your plan for ultimate liquidity nightmare

Concerned that the market decline could severely restrict institutions’ access to liquidity, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) has asked superannuation funds for plans detailing how they would cope with a confronting range of scenarios – including total liquidation.

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Post-retirement innovation the next big thing

VideoProduct innovation in post-retirement is predicted to be the next big thing in the superannuation industry, but Australia is lagging the rest of the world. Investment & Technology presents the edited video highlights from its inaugural conference ‘Post-Retirement Solutions for Super Funds: Strategies for Keeping Members in Retirement’, held in Melbourne last month.

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No ‘QIC II’ for Dee/Xavier boutique

In mid-2008, three months after exiting the deputy head of Australian equities and senior small-cap Australian equities roles at Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), Michael Dee and Paul Xavier hatched a long-held plan to put capital to work in five sectors displaying ‘long-term structural growth’.

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CSAM chief won't deny boutique rumours

The head of Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia, Steve Giubin, has not ruled out forming a boutique with his small cap and/or large cap Australian equity managers, saying all options were on the table during the "frustrating" wait for Aberdeen Asset Management’s global takeover of CSAM’s traditional businesses.

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'Most overlooked century-maker' victim of SSgA overhaul

State Street Global Advisors’ appointment of Justin Walsh to a new role running sales and client service has resulted in the retrenchment of the dedicated client service head, who in a previous life was a Test cricketer for New Zealand.

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$100m of capital calls don't faze me: Cantor

Greg CantorThe $3 billion Catholic Super & Retirement Fund has avoided a firesale of assets in its portfolio despite being forced to meet well over $100 million worth of commitment calls so far this financial year, according to chief executive Greg Cantor.

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