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UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... New Zealand. In this Sydney-based role, Thurgood was responsible for identifying and developing relationships with pension funds, private banks, institutional investors and other investors. Before that, the sales executive was the managing director of ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
The total number of superannuation funds in Australia will halve over the next decade, says Mercer. In its inaugural Shaping Super report, Mercer predicts the number of super funds in Australia will decline by another 30% over the next five years and ...

Court dismisses ASIC lawsuit against Finder

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... customers in AUD an annual compounding return of either 4.01% or, in some circumstances, 6.01%, in exchange for the use of their funds by Finder Wallet. Finder Earn ceased operating on 24 November 2022. Commenting on the decision, ASIC executive director ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... around your day of birth. "Following your 50th birthday any future contributions, including any rollovers from other super funds, will be allocated across the investment Pools, with an increased proportion going to the Balanced and Cash Pools as you ...

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... 19% of advisers are potential users, taking the total possible reach in coming years to 75%, the report said. In addition, funds under management (FUM) in managed accounts have surged 146% in five years to exceed $194.85 billion. State Street Global ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... "On 1 March 2024, Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, a fund of more than 4500 members and approximately $2.1 billion in funds under management, became part of Australian Retirement Trust," Woodall said. "Mergers like this are part of our fund's well-considered ...

FAAA calls on ATO to provide clarity over advice fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... area - that a fee for financial advice in connection with initial financial advice on the proposed investment of existing funds, or even the modification/retention of existing investments, is not incurred in gaining or producing assessable income - can ...

AMP upgrades North investment platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... manage and execute trades." North's cash account has been designed to provide advisers with control in how they invest client funds, including the ability to set minimum and target cash amounts, the flexibility to go into negative balance, together with ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
New Forests has named Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) veteran Michelle Elliot as its global head of funds. In the newly created role, Elliot will be responsible for improving investment, operations, and investment analytics to support the investment ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... 2016. However, at one percentage point per year, the pace of progress is far too slow, the Committee said. It added that funds management has the poorest female representation, with just 12% of portfolio managers being women. Hedge funds and private ...