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Qantas Super boosts ag assets by $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
Qantas Super has injected $200 million in an agriculture investor that has a $1.1 billion portfolio of farmland across the nation. The super fund has partnered with GO.FARM, a developer, manager, and investor in agricultural assets involved in the production ...

Vanguard Super lowers fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... managing director Daniel Shrimski said. The Lifecycle option automatically adjusts its investment mix according to the member's age. On a balance of $50,000, a member will now pay $280 (0.56%) compared to the industry average fee of $479 per annum. It ...

Crescent Wealth to merge into Russell Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... Shariah-compliant manner," he said. The need for Crescent Wealth's merger into Russell Investments was evident following a recent Member Outcomes Assessment by Equity Trustees. It revealed that Crescent Wealth's fees and costs are impacting member ...

Brighter Super to close socially responsible options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... done so in 2022 after the merger with Energy Super. Editor's note: This article was updated on 2 May 2024 to reflect member and FUM data to April end. An earlier version of this article transposed the investment options' fees. This was an error ...

The risks and opportunities in advice: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
This year's Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference will take a deep dive into how major financial advice reforms will impact superannuation funds and how they are preparing to help Australians particularly retirees access ...

Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... relative to history." While they do employ robust investment teams, the ultimate decision maker is typically one single family member for half of the respondents. This is more evident in US family offices (56%) compared to international ones (26%).

Mega super fund opens first international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
ART chief investment officer Ian Patrick said the move demonstrates the scale of investments now being undertaken since the fund's merger more than two years ago. "ART partners with world-class external managers and this is the next logical step ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Fund managers that rely on "golden visas" to attract rich investors are waiting with bated breath as the government overhauls Australia's "broken" migration system. Recently, Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neill froze the ability of fund managers' ...

FSC expands financial advice membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is expanding its remit into the financial advice sector by adding six licensees to its network of members. Count, Fortnum Private Wealth, Infocus, Otivo, Rhombus Advisory, and WT Financial Group have joined FSC's ...

Proposed super tax obfuscates legacy pensions rules: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
The proposed 30% tax on large superannuation balances must clarify the confusion surrounding legacy pensions and reserves, and how they should be calculated, according to the SMSF Association (SMSFA). The SMSFA is calling for an amnesty for legacy pensions ...