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State Super has appointed Keri Pratt as general manager defined benefits, assets and liabilities. She would report to chief investment officer, Charles Wu, and would be responsible for ensuring State Super met its asset-liability management objectives in negotiation with state and federal governments, providing input into funding policies and plans, and working with Wu and prime adviser TCorp to develop and implement the most appropriate investment strategies for management of State Super’s defined benefit assets. Pratt was also responsible for key stakeholder relationships and leading Stat...

Reporting to him will be Keri Pratt, newly-appointed to the role of general manager defined benefits assets and liabilities; Sarah Gallard, senior manager responsible investment; and Jonathan Chung, senior manager portfolio risk and general manager defined contribution investments. John Livanas, State Super chief executive, said: “During his time with State Super, Charles has made a significant contribution to our investment performance in an extremely challenging environment, resulting in State Super's growth and balanced funds consistently being in the top quartile on a risk adjusted basi...

Global investors hungry for A-shares despite tensions China's healthy economy and expanding equities market is drawing more eyes from across the world. Australian superannuation funds, in particular, are looking to invest more. Appetite is rising for Chinese stocks For the past two decades Chinese investors have been eager to sample the broadening array of morsels available in the country’s rapidly growing equity market. Now, more foreign asset owners are looking to join the feast, with some of Australia's superannuation funds leading the way, despite deteriorating relations between Beijin...

Aussie Pension Fund Adds Options on Selloff Risks, Outflows Bloomberg 12/23/2020 Matthew Burgess (Bloomberg) -- An Australian pension fund for police officers is churning its portfolio faster and using more derivatives to help manage risks from outflows, highlighting a wider challenge looming for the nation’s A$2.9 trillion ($2.2 trillion) retirement savings industry. Australia’s population is aging and more people in coming years will start to draw down their savings as their working lives end, which will require pension funds to be more nimble, according to John Livana...

Aussie Pension Fund Adds Options on Selloff Risks, Outflows Bloomberg 12/23/2020 Matthew Burgess (Bloomberg) -- An Australian pension fund for police officers is churning its portfolio faster and using more derivatives to help manage risks from outflows, highlighting a wider challenge looming for the nation’s A$2.9 trillion ($2.2 trillion) retirement savings industry. Australia’s population is aging and more people in coming years will start to draw down their savings as their working lives end, which will require pension funds to be more nimble, according to John Livana...