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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
... retire a $250 million bank debt tranche, which is scheduled for maturity in May 2024. Australian Unity healthcare property general manger Chris Smith said this outcome is an Australian first for healthcare property funds. "It's a significant validation ...

Msquared Capital bolsters local team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Greg Thomas and Michael Volkiene will join the private credit fund manager as its chief operating officer and general manager, loan origination and credit, respectively. Thomas brings over 24 years of experience in funds management to the role and joins ...

A-REIT strategies outperform G-REITs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
A considerable number of Australian real estate investment trust (A-REIT) managers have been able to outperform the average total return of passive strategies over the long term, while their global counterparts have struggled. Morningstar's latest analysis ...

Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... with Investment 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 ...

Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... total. Licensees that provide personal advice to only wholesale clients will pay $176,202, while those that provide only general advice to retail clients or wholesale clients will be charged $2,252,926 overall. Advisers are the biggest funders of ASIC's ...

VBP adds to leadership team amid Elixir acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... founder and managing director Sue Viskovic, who has overseen the company for over 16 years. Viskovic will become VBP's general manager of consulting. As part of the acquisition, the Elixir team will relocate to VBP offices in various locations across ...

Challenger duo joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... business' institutional division. They have a long history of sharing roles, dating back to 2016 when they were joint general manager of strategic projects, wealth management for two years at Commonwealth Bank. From there they were chief executive ...

Magellan downplays collapse, open to takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... and admitted that the fund manager is an attractive takeover target as he faced tough questions at today's annual general meeting. Andrew Formica tried to appease shareholders' fears about Magellan's stability and going concern amid key staff ...

Hejaz rolls out Australia's first Sukuk ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... last October, underscore the firm's commitment to meeting the financial needs of Muslims. Equity Trustees executive general manager Andrew Godfrey praised the development of the Sukuk ETF, citing it as a testament to Hejaz's prowess in crafting ...