Queensland’s new mega fund aiming to double in size
WEBThe newly formed $220 billion Australian Retirement Trust is aiming to more than double its size to become a $500 billion fund by the end of the decade, according to chief executive Bernard Reilly. The long awaited merger between the two Queensland superannuation giants, QSuper and Sunsuper, which has been two years in the making, came into ...
25 funds likely to fail new performance test, analysis shows
WEBOct 28, 2020 · Twenty-five superannuation funds are at risk of failing the government’s new SAA benchmark test, with some staring down the possible loss of their default fund status, an analysis of public Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data shows. Of the 90 MySuper funds available on APRA’s performance heatmap, 25 are currently underperforming ...
Events Calendar - Investment Magazine
WEBInvestment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land upon which Conexus Financial sits, the Cadigal of ...
David Bell to head new Australian retirement think-tank
WEBNov 18, 2019 · David Bell has been appointed executive director of a new research institute started by the publisher of Investment Magazine, Conexus Financial, that aims to disrupt, influence and become a catalyst for change in the Australian retirement sector. Bell, the former chief investment officer of Mine Super, will oversee The Conexus Institute when it ...
APRA prepares to re-engage with super funds and life insurers
WEBOver the second and third quarters of this year, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) plans to re-engage with superannuation trustees and life insurers on the issues it raised on group life insurance in super in a letter to them in March last year.. The letter detailed “concerning developments” APRA had picked up relating to premium volatility, availability and tender ...
Chris West | Defining risk, bold decisions and capturing the right tail
WEBIn episode 82, Alex Proimos speaks with Chris West, co-founder of Context Capital Consulting and former chief investment officer at WA Super before its merger with Aware Super. This episode discusses the biggest issue in portfolio construction: low base rates and corresponding depressed risk premia across all asset classes.
The most common questions on securities lending answered
WEBSep 2, 2014 · The prognosis of both the head of investment operations at QSuper and Sunsuper is that the hardest work in running a securities lending program is the initial set up. Once it is running it is relatively light work. Kyle Ringrose, head of investment operations at QSuper, says: “When we first put it in, we were all over it every minute of the ...
'Always talking': Cbus' Arter on mergers and plans to build a $150 ...
WEBInvestment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land upon which Conexus Financial sits, the Cadigal of ...
Cambooya family office war chest ready and waiting
WEBJul 16, 2020 · One of Australia’s oldest and most mature family offices, Cambooya, is taking a wait-and-see posture to new investments this year, viewing equities as over-priced and doubtful that private equity opportunities will be as lucrative as many believe, according to its head of investments, Kathryn Young. Cambooya has amassed a significant war ...
Tasplan chair says $23 billion fund right size for now
WEBDec 2, 2019 · Naomi Edwards, Tasplan. Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards said the superannuation fund will be busy bedding down the $23 billion merger with MTAA Super but would welcome a new partner if the right fund came along. “The the newly-merged super fund is big enough in the current market but obviously the market will keep moving,” she said, adding that ...