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Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... Super's Growth option. Finally, corporate fund Citibank Australia Staff Superannuation Fund copped one fail, for its Bonds Plus option. As reported by Financial Standard this week, Citi has opted to terminate its staff super offering from next month. ...

MA Financial strengthens lending business

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... allocation to private credit," he reflects. "Back then, everyone thought the model portfolio was equities and corporate bonds, and often fixed rate corporate bonds, when really, there was this whole world of private credit out there." With interest rates ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Rest is closing its bonds and shares investment options to new members as of September 30. The $75 billion industry super fund said any request by existing members to switch funds into the bonds or shares options must be received by September 27. However ...

Women less confident to retire: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... in comparison to 33% of women surveyed. When it comes to understanding investment products and services like stocks and bonds, a much higher proportion of women responded that they feel "not at all confident". A higher proportion of men felt moderately ...

Foresters Financial launches tax-effective education bond

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... families, grandparents, relatives, and friends. Foresters chief executive Emma Sakellaris said: "A key aspect of education bonds is the variety of ways it can be used and the flexibility it provides, including tax benefits, estate planning and generational ...

High rates impacting REITs: Quay

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... declined by approximately 14%, underperforming global and US equities by 16% and 17% respectively. Over the same period, bonds also started selling off, Blaess said. In the US, the 10-year treasury yield, the benchmark risk-free rate rose from 1.4% to ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion of issuers of bonds in the Index and therefore the fund." As February 2021, ASIC alleges the index and the fund included issuers that violated ...

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... 23.5% return between 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, bouncing back from its -2.45 dip the previous year. Meanwhile, Australian bonds also registered a recovery, achieving a 1.2% return as opposed to its steep drop of -10.5% in FY22. Cash, which was the ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion of issuers of bonds in the Index and therefore the fund," ASIC said. As of February 2021, ASIC alleges the index and the fund included issuers ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... Bank of England, Goldman Sachs, and BMO Global Asset Management. At AustralianSuper, Shah manages the fund's government bonds portfolios and team in the UK and Australia. Gilshan, with 22 years' experience in global investment stewardship and ...