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Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
Mercer Super has launched a new corporate superannuation plan for employers of all sizes called Mercer Business Super. Mercer Super chief executive Tim Barber told Financial Standard that historically, Mercer Super Trust's "bread and butter" has been ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... reputation is the foremost consideration for consumers when selecting a life insurance provider, ahead of advisory services and premium costs. Notably, 20% of policyholders intending to switch providers seek assistance with policy cancellation. "In a ...

Antipodes acquires boutique manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... manager specialising in Asian equity and fixed income strategies that has about $170 million in assets under management. Premium Asia Funds Management is now part of Antipodes' stable, transferring three strategies to the $10 billion investment manager. ...

Sequoia chief's job at stake in upcoming EGM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... shareholders who proposed them will attempt to influence the board to remove him from his position without paying a control premium. He pointed out that these shareholders and their associates hold only about 10% of Sequoia's shares yet have nominated ...

UniSuper selects new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
After more than a decade in business, UniSuper has dropped TAL as its group insurer. The $135 billion superannuation fund has called time on its relationship with TAL, which began in November 2013. Effective June 1, MetLife will serve as group insurer ...

WTW to launch dedicated private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... savers. WTW added that it believes that private equity investments, which historically have offered a high illiquidity premium, provide the greatest opportunity to maximise long-term returns from private markets and are therefore where long-term illiquid ...

TelstraSuper reduces admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... mean most members with IP cover would pay a higher annual amount for IP cover, although there would be no increase to the premium amounts.

Charter Hall acquires stake in hotel REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... and a 15% discount to HPI's last published NTA per stapled security. 360 Capital Group said the sale price represents a premium of $13.9 million above its 31 December 2023 carrying value of the HPI stake, representing about 6.5 cents per TGP security. ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... experience or existing relationships with professionals. The research found these women, most of them time-poor, placed a premium on informed decision-making and investment performance. " The number of HNW women in Australia has been steadily growing ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... along with sectors tied to global megatrends like healthcare and climate solutions, are poised to deliver a performance premium over the next 12 months. Notably, the fund's current top picks, especially in the tech sector, include Gentrack, Bravura Solutions ...
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