July 13, 2013

How to be an effective CIO and COO of a super fund

(pictured: Graeme Arnott and Gerard Parlevliet) By Greg Bright Talking to Gerard Parlevliet and Graeme Arnott, winners of this year’s CIO and COO of the Year Awards, and you can discern some clear themes in how they approach their roles

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How to be an effective CIO and COO of a super fund

(pictured: Graeme Arnott and Gerard Parlevliet) By Greg Bright Talking to Gerard Parlevliet and Graeme Arnott, winners of this year’s CIO and COO of the Year Awards, and you can discern some clear themes in how they approach their roles

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All Black great joins Centric’s super push

(pictured: Andrew Mehrtens) Centric Wealth, the financial planning and individually managed account provider, has recruited another rugby international, former All Black Andrew Mehrtens, to market its platform and advisory services to super funds. Mehrtens joins an old rugby foe, Phil

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Catholic fund replaces Russell with Towers

The Sydney-based Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has appointed Towers Watson as its new asset consultant, replacing Russell Investments. The $5 billion 90,000-member public offer industry fund has 11 investment options. In the year to June 2012 the growth

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AMP lurches ahead with China funds JV

After what has appeared to be a long hiatus, AMP is moving ahead with plans to offer asset management services to the Chinese market through its strategic alliance with China Life. A public disclosure last week for approval of a

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AMP lurches ahead with China funds JV

After what has appeared to be a long hiatus, AMP is moving ahead with plans to offer asset management services to the Chinese market through its strategic alliance with China Life. A public disclosure last week for approval of a

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SSgA offers hedged global equities ETF

(Pictured: Amanda Skelly) State Street Global Advisors has followed up its global equities ETF, based on the S&P World ex-Australia index, with a currency hedged version which commenced trading last week. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia fund was launched in March,

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SSgA offers hedged global equities ETF

(Pictured: Amanda Skelly) State Street Global Advisors has followed up its global equities ETF, based on the S&P World ex-Australia index, with a currency hedged version which commenced trading last week. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia fund was launched in March,

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Retirement incomes the weak point in super

(Pictured: Martin Stevenson)  In his 42 years in the superannuation industry, Martin Stevenson has seen some changes. Most, he says, have been for the better. But Australia still has a looming retirement incomes problem and the eventual solution is to

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