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Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
APRA has released updated guidance on investment governance for superannuation trustees. The update, which comes into effect in January of next year, is designed to assist trustees in meeting their requirements under the recently strengthened Prudential ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment firm has committed nearly $750 million to a fund dedicated to rebuilding post-war Ukraine's infrastructure with green and digital assets. Forrest and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment ...

Nuveen, Lighthouse back housing projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Adelaide will see a new student accommodation housing project via Nuveen Real Estate, while SGCH's affordable housing project with Lighthouse Infrastructure will expand in Western Sydney. Nuveen Real Estate will partner with Flinders University on The ...

Zurich Australia appoints investment chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Zurich Australia has promoted Mathew Drennan to chief investment officer, effective December 1. Previously, Drennan served as head of savings and investments, having held this position since March 2018. A spokesperson for Zurich said: "He brings a wealth ...

Natixis takes on Investors Mutual distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
The marketing and distribution capabilities of Natixis Investment Managers and Investors Mutual Limited have been combined, with a head of institutional and head of wholesale appointed. The enhanced distribution platform will provide additional resources ...

APRA proposes changes to successor fund transfers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
APRA has released a discussion paper that outlines proposals to ensure trustees prepare for, manage, and execute successor fund transfers more smoothly, and efficiently. APRA's proposals have been prompted by heightened transfer activity in the industry ...

SMSF growth slows, allocations shift

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Self-managed super funds are no longer Australia's premier superannuation segment, with growth slowing significantly since the introduction of the transfer balance cap. As at March end, SMSFs held $894 billion on behalf of 1.1 million members through ...

Centuria launches new unlisted industrial fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Centuria Capital Group has dropped $35.5 million on a distribution centre in Queensland for its new single-asset, closed-ended unlisted real estate fund. The Centuria Industrial Income Fund No. 2 (CIIF2) is set to provide an initial five-year term ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
After surging 28.6% between the pandemic low in September 2020 to a high in April, national property prices have fallen 6%, said AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. "The key drivers of the downturn remain: poor affordability, rising mortgage rates, some ...

ASIC welcomes second ASX market resilience consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
ASIC has welcomed the latest ASX industry consultation on improving market resilience, following the exchange's outage in November 2020. The consultation paper covers potential future ASX capabilities to enhance market resilience, with submissions to ...