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Natixis IM eyes expansion with new retail AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
Natixis Investment Managers has expanded its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) to target retail clients, affording broader access to strategies from its collective of global investment managers. Natixis IM country head of Australia and New ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... "shoddy" Choice products, it believes the test now needs to be further expanded to retirement products. Labelling it "a major blindspot", O'Halloran said: "This leaves Australian retirees without protection when they need it most... there's little transparency ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
Of the 97 products to fail this year's superannuation performance test, 96 are trustee-directed products - 75% of which are issued by the same four trustees. Released this morning, the 2023 performance test marks the first time trustee-directed ...

Top global trends impacting portfolio construction

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... about the world," he points out. "Confidence is now arguably much lower than it was in areas like capital spending and other major decisions." Navigating along this delicate route, Wrigley emphasised the necessity of placing risk management at the forefront ...

Super, retirement unit cushions Link's massive loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... superannuation business helped cushion the massive $418 million loss in the 2023 financial year, despite losing HESTA as a major client. Link's Retirement and Superannuation Solutions (RSS) unit, which contributes 45% to the group's total revenue ...

CareSuper, Spirit Super mandate Iress ahead of merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... document objective-based advice. Iress chief executive of superannuation Paul Giles, who was recently appointed following a major organisational and leadership restructure, said: "Iress is delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with Spirit ...

SuperConcepts to take over AET platforms clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... said. The separate transition of SAF administration should complete in the second half of next year. It's the first major announcement from SuperConcepts since it was offloaded by AMP to an investor group in June comprising private equity firm Pemba ...

Tim Unger quits Willis Towers Watson

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... owner or manager. His pedigree and departure underline the green skills shortage among companies and their shareholders - a major threat to the green transition. Unger joined the advisory firm in 2001 and has long been an integral part of the Australian ...

No question we need more BTR: Mowat

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
UBS's regional head of real estate John Mowat says there is a "fundamental market need" for more build-to-rent (BTR) developments in Australia. Speaking with Financial Standard, Mowat said there's no question Australia needs more BTR projects. "The ...

Global X launches US tech ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... diversification away from Australia. "Reflecting on that, these companies have a proven history of high performance compared to other major markets," he said. "The Global X 100 Index has easily outperformed Australia's own benchmark share index, returning ...