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Future Fund deputy CIO jumps to Blue Owl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... 1000 miles in these people's shoes. It is not enough to have people who are not themselves informed investors." Clarke met Gregory while trying to win a mandate from the Future Fund and thought her the right fit for Blue Owl. "We want someone who ...

Mega super fund opens first international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... investment opportunities for our members." ART head of global real asset Michael Weaver said the fund's team had already met with the David Cameron, secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs on his visit to Australia last ...

Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Global companies spent $181 billion less on share buybacks in 2023 compared to 2022, according to Janus Henderson's latest annual share buyback study. The $1.11 trillion total was $181 billion lower than in 2022, a significant decline of 14% year-on-year ...

Franklin Templeton's Brandywine Global launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
Franklin Templeton investment manager Brandywine Global has expanded its product suite with the launch of a Global Opportunistic Equity Fund for Australian investors. The $2.4 trillion asset manager said the fund will invest in 60 to 100 global companies ...

Actuaries Institute proposes new performance test measure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
The Actuaries Institute has proposed revising the annual superannuation performance test, so it better aligns trustees' investments with the best financial interests of members. In its Treasury submission, the Institute said the test should include ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) has issued a $1.5 billion sustainably linked syndicated term loan that is reportedly one of the largest for any Australia real estate fund manager. The facility is evenly split across five and seven-year tenors and ...

Vanguard backs current performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
championing its effectiveness in eliminating underperforming investment options and improving member outcomes. "At present, it is the only option presented that is objective, efficient, and timely to administer for both APRA and super funds and has ...

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 ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
AMP's top brass continues to see their remuneration packages shrink as it becomes a "leaner" business, its recent annual general meeting (AGM) heard. AMP outgoing chair Debra Hazelton told the AGM last week that director fees from 2019 have reduced ...

ESSSuper faces class action threat over unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
Emergency and State Services Super (ESSSuper) is facing a class action from Gordon Legal and the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) over allegations of more than $40 million in unpaid superannuation. The $36 billion super fund has been accused of failing ...