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Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... dollar in the six months preceding the report. "In a perhaps surprising finding, both the heightened concerns about the health of the global economy and the outlook for more growth orientated assets have for the most part overridden the incentives to ...

New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... director of Wesfarmers Limited. She is the inaugural chair of the Board of Studio Schools of Australia, a patron of Mental Health Australia, the co-patron of Pride in Diversity, and a patron of the Pinnacle Foundation. She is also chancellor of Western ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... consultation, CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said: "Genetic testing can help empower Australians to manage potential health risks in a preventative and personalised way." "Our industry certainly doesn't want to dissuade people from taking genetic ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
To navigate the year ahead, UBS Global Wealth Management's chief investment office (CIO) team believes investors should look to quality stocks and bonds for positive returns. Outlined in its recent Year Ahead 2024 report, the UBS CIO team said as interest ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... solutions at Allianz Retire+ has departed. Fintan Thornton has left the retirement specialist to take on a new role at a health fund. It comes at a time of turmoil for the retirement industry, which has come under intense scrutiny by the prudential and ...

Institutional investor tips $30m into new Mantis offer

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
The Magnetar Relative Value Unit Trust, seeded by an unknown local institutional investor, is a feeder into a Cayman master fund managed by Magnetar Capital (Magnetar) and distributed by Mantis Funds (Mantis). Magnetar is a US-based multi-strategy alternative ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Superannuation fees in Australia have reached a historic low, with the total expense ratio averaging 0.93% per annum, as per research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information's analysis of over 1500 superannuation fund fee options, spread across ...

Australian Unity sells advice arm to Fortnum, Nestworth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australian Unity entered into a strategic alliance, selling its financial advice business to AZ NGA-owned advisory firm Nestworth and Fortnum Private Wealth. AZ NGA, through Nestworth, will acquire Australian Unity's employed adviser and corporate superannuation ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australia's major banks have achieved skyrocketing returns of $32.5 billion, up 14% from last year, driven by loan growth, margin expansion and the continued decline in notables. This year, profits exceeded the previous record set in 2017 at $31.2 ...

Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... Trends, released its 2023 Insurance Asset Management Report, which draws on insights from 25 firms across general, life and health insurance, with 50% of the respondents being C-suite executives. Janus Henderson said the macroeconomic landscape is why ...