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Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... investment options (MySuper), resulting in higher allocations to international equities, fixed income, private equity, private credit and infrastructure. "We understand that this breadth of allocation is of long-term benefit because it diversifies risk ...

ASIC confirms advisers can offer home equity access guidance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
ASIC has clarified that the Centrelink Home Equity Access Scheme isn't a credit product, allowing advisers to include it in retirement plans. Responding to an inquiry by Capital Advisory financial planner Michael Miller, ASIC said the operation of the ...

2023 will be better for bonds: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... narrative, it remains an important economic storyline for investors. Stepping into a new year and shaking off the 2022 credit chaos the question is: are bonds back? VanEck explained that the risk/reward tradeoff for bonds has "significantly improved" ...

Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... profitability, the regulator explained. "Many insurers aim to match the investments with the expected claims. However, changing credit spreads or differences in duration of liabilities and bonds can result in the two not being perfectly matched, so the ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... superannuation fund offered to customers of several small players in Australia's banking sector, closed its doors. Credit Union Building Societies Superannuation, known as CUBS Superannuation, is a retail offering overseen by Equity Trustees Superannuation. ...

AustralianSuper partners with Churchill Asset Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... traditional senior and unitranche loans to private equity-backed US middle market companies. AustralianSuper head of private credit Nick Ward said the fund is working with aligned managers that have strong long-term track records as it expands its global ...

Future Fund subsidiaries set to receive tax exemption

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
The government is proceeding with a legislative amendment to exempt Australian subsidiaries of the Future Fund board from corporate income tax. Currently, the Future Fund board is exempt from income taxes, but this exemption doesn't extend to its ...

Target market determinations have improved: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... determinations (TMD), but it still harbours concerns over product descriptions. ASIC Report 754 focuses on small amount credit contracts (SACCs) due to the overrepresentation of financially vulnerable consumers accessing these products, leading to a ...

Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... back to more of a lender's environment." According to Schardt, its important to navigate these shifts in terms of private credit to find out the most attractive position in the market right now, especially as 95% of the asset class in private credit ...

Aware Super hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... fund's income asset portfolio. She will also lead the team responsible for cash, conservative income, fixed income and credit income. Before landing the role of head of credit at AMP Capital in 2015, Baillie did a one-year stint as head of credit ...