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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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      Pension schemes are now facing increasing government, regulatory, and member demand to manage the financial risks associated with the anthropogenic consequences of the environmental crisis. But how best to manage this transition to net-zero? And, in the rush to invest in carbon friendly assets, are investors potentially missing out on potential returns generated by the transition theme, investing in assets that may not be carbon neutral but have the potential to significantly improve their environmental credentials over time. This webinar will discuss at the transition theme, look at the opportunity set available and ask how this can help schemes achieve superior returns while moving towards a net-zero portfolio.

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      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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Australia to legislate 'pot follows member' as part of package of reforms to overhaul superannuation system
Australia to legislate 'pot follows member' as part of package of reforms to overhaul superannuation system

  • Industry
  • 08 October 2020
VFMC returns 3.61% in Q1

AUSTRALIA - The A$36.1bn ($38.6bn)Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has reported overall of 3.63% Q1 and an annual return of 8.43%.

  • Australasia
  • 13 May 2011
Fund managers discuss super fund appetite for responsible investment

UK/AUSTRALIA - The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is to meet with UK fund managers today to discuss how they can meet the growing demand for responsible investment strategies from superannuation funds.

  • United Kingdom
  • 24 March 2011
Online feature: Taxing times

Rachel Alembakis looks at how Australian schemes are reducing the impact of taxation on investment returns.

  • Australasia
  • 07 September 2010
Australian Super funds return 4.5% pa over decade

AUSTRALIA - Australia's biggest Super funds have returned an average of just 4.5% a year over the past decade as a result of the global credit crisis, figures reveal.

  • Australasia
  • 28 July 2010
CPPIB bids for Intoll Group

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has bid A$3.5bn (US$3.1bn) for Macquarie-backed Australian toll road operator Intoll Group.

  • Australasia
  • 15 July 2010
Cooper Review outlines reforms for Australian Super

AUSTRALIA - An independent and sweeping review into Australia's trillion dollar superannuation system has called for the creation of a new industry-wide default option and puts greater emphasis on governance for superannuation trustees.

  • Australasia
  • 05 July 2010
Cooper review propose low-cost MySuper

AUSTRALIA - The preliminary results of the Australian government sponsored Cooper review of the country's pension system has suggested superannuation funds should offer a new low-cost product called MySuper.

  • Australasia
  • 20 April 2010
IFSA: compulsory government annuities unfair

AUSTRALIA - Compulsory government annuities envisaged by the interim report of the Henry review could be harmful to the ageing population, the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) warned.

  • Australasia
  • 08 April 2010
PineBridge sale complete

US/ASIA - The sale of American International Group's (AIG) asset management and investment advisory group division, PineBridge Investments, to private equity firm Pacific Century Group (PCG) has been completed.

  • US
  • 29 March 2010
Future Fund drops negotiations on Transurban

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - Australian pension reserve fund Future Fund has terminated discussions with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) regarding their proposal to acquire Transurban Group.

  • Australasia
  • 24 March 2010
Aussie super funds and NZ Super rising

AUSTRALASIA - The median Australian superannuation growth fund was up 20.4% in the year ending February while the New Zealand Superannuation fund was up 17.4% from the start of its fiscal year in July.

  • Australasia
  • 18 March 2010
Bill coming to allow transfer of pension assets from Australia to NZ

NEW ZEALAND - Legislation allowing new Zealanders working in Australia to move their retirement savings back to their home country will be introduced into Parliament in the next two weeks, said minister of finance Bill English.

  • Australasia
  • 06 November 2009
Aussie pension funds put A$66m with Pengana

AUSTRALIA - Three Australian pension funds have funnelled a combined A$66m (US$60.6m) into the global bond fund managed by Pengana Capital.

  • Australasia
  • 16 October 2009
Corporate pension funds 'not interested' in UN PRI

GLOBAL - Corporate pension schemes are lagging behind other categories of asset owners in signing up to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment, a consultant claimed.

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  • 18 August 2009
AMP releases proxy voting actions

AUSTRALIA - AMP Capital Investors voted on 473 resolutions in the first half of this year, the asset manager said in its biannual corporate governance report.

  • Australasia
  • 17 August 2009
Waiting for the right time for REITs

Lynn Strongin-Dodds explores what the future holds for real estate investment trusts (REITs) in light of the current economic crisis

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  • 02 February 2009
NZ and Oz agree on portable assets

NEW ZEALAND - The Australian and New Zealand governments have agreed to allow retirement savings to be repatriated between the two countries, the New Zealand government has announced.

  • Australasia
  • 18 August 2008
Russell unites Australasia retail units

AUSTRALASIA - Russell Investment Group's merger of its institutional and retail advisory units in Australia and New Zealand is motivated by a convergence in both spheres and signals a more "holistic" approach to servicing clients, according to Chris Corneil,...

  • Australasia
  • 20 March 2008
Russell senior appointments

AUSTRALASIA - Russell Investment Group has made two senior appointments to its Asia Pacific investment team.

  • Australasia
  • 04 March 2008
Russell merges institutional and retail

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - Russell Investment Group has merged its institutional and retail businesses, as investors increasingly demand services that cross the retail/institutional divide.

  • Australasia
  • 25 February 2008
Aussie expectations beat Kiwis

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - Australia's superannuation system has helped raise workers' expectations for retirement above those of their Kiwi counterparts, a study from Mercer has found.

  • Australasia
  • 18 February 2008
Mercer brings together outsourcing

AUSTRALASIA - Mercer has brought its Australian, New Zealand and Asian businesses under one umbrella, combining its capabilities in the areas of retirement and benefits outsourcing.

  • Australasia
  • 13 December 2007
QIC strengthens team

AUSTRALIA - The Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has appointed Bill Prendergast to the new position of Global Fixed Interest (GFI) beta manager, bringing the company's investment team to 21.

  • Australasia
  • 18 September 2007
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