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Future Fund posts 6% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... risk-adjusted returns. With persistent higher inflation we expect real returns to investors, will remain below those of the past decade." Also commenting, Arndt said the favourable conditions that have driven growth in the past are "undergoing profound ...

Top global trends impacting portfolio construction

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... chain, which is really where the battleground is being fought around geopolitics at the moment," he said. "We just had this decade of unfettered free trade and then we had this moment where supply chain became disruptive, and everyone had to reassess." ...

Barings expands APAC team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... Thirukumar will report to Barings head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand Michael Gaffney. He brings over a decade of experience, joining from Dimensional Fund Advisors where he was regional director and vice president of its institutional ...

Ageing population measures needs rethink: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
New research from Mercer Australia urges policymakers to rethink how they traditionally measure Australia's future ageing population, which must consider dynamic changes in the workforce and improved life expectancies. Mercer Australia senior partner ...

Longevity risk is big super's biggest failure: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, KPMG superannuation advisory partner Melinda Howes highlights longevity risk as the primary aspect where Australia's retirement income system falls short. Expanding on this, she noted that ...

Australian Ethical hits $9.2bn, focus turns to back-office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Australian Ethical has reported 48% year-over-year growth in its funds under management (FUM), reaching $9.2 billion due to positive net flows and its successor fund transfer (SFT) with Christian Super. In an ASX announcement, the company reported underlying ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... observed just before the pandemic hit in November 2019. This figure is also substantially lower than the 17.4% recorded a decade ago in May 2013. ASPL Group chief executive Kris Grant said: "Women, who comprise almost 50% of the Australian workforce ...

Former iShares lead joins Stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... role, most recently serving as chief executive at corporate bond exchange company XTB. Prior to that, Howie spent nearly a decade at BlackRock as its managing director, head of index equity APAC as well as head of iShares Australia. He also held leadership ...

TelstraSuper enhances lifecycle arrangement, introduces new option

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
TelstraSuper is extending the length of time its members are invested in growth assets and introducing a new aged-based moderate investment option for those aged between 65 and 70. Come October, members will shift out of the fund's MySuper Growth option ...

Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
Challenger Life reaped the benefits of regulatory reforms in the 2023 financial year and a greying population as retail and institutional investors alike increasingly turn to retirement income products. Annuity sales stemming from the domestic retail ...