Royal Commission
Tarnished retail funds suffer three-pronged blow
Royal commission fallout is not the only pull on retail funds. In fact, recent outflows don’t yet reflect brand damage from the inquiry.
Alice UribeJanuary 9, 2019
platforms
Royal Commission
Fund flows reflect royal commission backlash
The latest platform flow data shows the most tangible evidence yet of a royal commission influenced backlash.
Matthew SmithJanuary 9, 2019
Investment Strategy
Advisers gain access to direct investment options
Industry superannuation fund members have gained the ability to appoint a financial adviser to manage their superannuation and invest on their behalf, using the UBS Direct to Member platform. In a move that sees the industry and corporate super funds more closely replicate the benefits and features of a self-managed superannuation fund, members can appoint […]
Leng YeowNovember 18, 2013
Investment Strategy
Bill Shorten: super changes will increase retirement savings by $40,000
Bill Shorten says his proposed changes to superannuation will increase retirement savings by about $40,000, for a 30-year old worker earning average full-time wages.
I & T NewsSeptember 21, 2011
Investment Strategy
Qantas Super CEO Janet Torney resigns
Janet Torney has resigned as chief executive of the 75-year old, $6 billion, 33,000-member Qantas Superannuation Ltd.
I & T NewsAugust 30, 2011
Investment Strategy
Perennial hires three, bucks ‘bureaucratic’ BDM sales model
Perennial Investment Partners has recruited three investment specialists to its retail distribution team, entrenching a distribution model diverging from the “old bureaucratic BDM infrastructure”, Brian Thomas, head of retail at the boutique manager, said.
Staff WriterOctober 19, 2009
Hedge Funds
10 years of ‘sticky’ mandates for MLC MasterKey
MLC’s MasterKey, a $20 billion retail multimanager platform, has just turned 10 – and one-quarter of its managers have been with it the whole way. KRISTEN PAECH reports on the funds managers behind MasterKey and the evolution of the platform amid hefty competition and industry consolidation.
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Hedge Funds
10 years of ‘sticky’ mandates for MLC MasterKey
MLC’s MasterKey, a $20 billion retail multimanager platform, has just turned 10 – and one-quarter of its managers have been with it the whole way. KRISTEN PAECH reports on the funds managers behind MasterKey and the evolution of the platform amid hefty competition and industry consolidation.
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009