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Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
Australians are beginning to invest more in their super and well ahead of their retirement, according to an Equipsuper survey. Equipsuper surveyed more than 2000 Australians and found 46% of have made voluntary contributions to top up their super over ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Chant West says the dire consequences of failing the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is outweighing the rewards for passing, causing some funds to make passing the test their primary investment focus. "We are seeing clear evidence of ...

HESTA commits $240m to build-to-rent pipeline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
HESTA has poured $240 million into founding specialist affordable fund manager Super Housing Partnerships (SHP), to focus on developing a pipeline of Victorian build-to-rent apartment projects. SHP will provide institutional investors with access to ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) has unveiled its new CFS Edge wrap platform, calling it the first major Australian wealth platform market innovation in the last decade. At a platform preview in Sydney last night, CFS chief executive, superannuation Kelly ...

UBS, CBRE launch global property model

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
UBS Asset Management (UBS) and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE) have teamed up to launch a concentrated global property model through Praemium. A first of its kind in Australia, the portfolio provides investors with an actively managed portfolio of ...

DWS names country head of real estate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... stable fundamentals despite the ongoing economic headwinds globally and rising interest rate environment. "We will continue to seek opportunities in all sectors across Australian main capital cities with a particular interest in emerging office market ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... firearms, certain fossil fuels, gambling, pornography, alcohol, tobacco and predatory lending. At the same time, it will seek out investments in areas including climate change solutions, resource efficiency, sustainable communities, healthcare and diversity ...

Perpetual appoints head of equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Perpetual has promoted Vince Pezzullo to head of equities within Perpetual Asset Management Australia. Pezzullo's appointment follows the resignation of current head of equities Paul Skamvougeras. Despite his departure from the role, Skamvougeras ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
APRA has released updated guidance on investment governance for superannuation trustees. The update, which comes into effect in January of next year, is designed to assist trustees in meeting their requirements under the recently strengthened Prudential ...

Pendal, Perpetual amend deal terms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... confirmed the terms of their takeover deal have changed, in addition to the Supreme Court ruling that Pendal could rightfully seek more than a break fee if the deal goes south. Both parties have agreed to revise the cash and scrip considerations of the ...