Investment Strategy
Bull market sees UniSuper top Chant West list
UniSuper’s $26 billion balanced fund outperformed its competitors in 2019 thanks to its high allocation to stocks.
Sarah JonesJanuary 17, 2020
Chant West
Investment Strategy
Industry sees best returns in six years
Australia’s super funds rebounded with the global equity market last year to post the biggest return since 2013.
Sarah JonesJanuary 6, 2020
Investment Strategy
One third of funds may fall foul of APRA heatmaps
A “significant number " of Australian super funds have failed a Chant West performance test ahead of the prudential regulator’s much anticipated results of an appraisal system that weed out the bad performers.
Sarah JonesNovember 25, 2019
Chant West and Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards
Chant West and Conexus Financial join forces for super fund awards
Chant West and Conexus Financial will come together from 2020 to host a joint annual super fund awards, replacing their individual awards.
Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019
Featured Homepage Posts
Happy holidays and try not to think about those poor returns
CIOs say funds face a year of difficult conversations with members as 2018 annual returns for balanced options edge close to zero.
Ben HurleyDecember 19, 2018
Hedge Funds
Funds prepare to review lifecycle products
QSuper is planning the next iteration of its lifecycle superannuation product with a long-term view to include gender first time.
Alice UribeSeptember 19, 2018
Industry View
The GFC: 10 years on, a long-term view remains vital
Industry super funds have learned valuable lessons about preparing members for the tough times, REI Super chief executive Mal Smith writes.
Mal SmithOctober 19, 2017
Investment Strategy
The impact of reinsurance on product design
Over the past few years several direct insurers and reinsurers have exited the superannuation market in Australia over high claims and concerns over poor data, which has done little to help the reduced but still persistent life underinsurance gap. This exit has caused a lack of capacity, particularly reinsurance capacity, and is the biggest problem […]
Dan PurvesJuly 20, 2015