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Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... even though they are in the early stages. "In our prior roles, and since Folium's inception, we have been acquiring quality land around the world, upon which we are developing high value irrigated orchards capable of delivering fresh produce to many ...

Super figures point to NSW victory

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
If superannuation performance figures mean anything in the world of rugby league, the Blues will win the Origin opener tonight. Just hours before the Blues and Maroons begin the annual battle for rugby league supremacy at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Perpetual wins trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
An infrastructure fund aiming to invest $500 million over five years has chosen Perpetual Corporate Trust as its custodian and wholesale trustee. Impact Investment Partners' new fund, called the Indigenous Infrastructure Fund (IIF), is a private wholesale ...

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
New research released by CountPlus shows that Australia's advice and accounting sectors will rapidly converge in the post-Hayne world. The CountPlus whitepaper argues that a new space defined by professionalism and quality advice outcomes is rapidly ...

Midwinter acquires InvestmentLink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
Midwinter announced changes to its leadership team after completing the acquisition of financial planning software provider InvestmentLink. InvestmentLink contains over 4.4 million client accounts across 300 superannuation and managed funds. It has ...

Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
BHP Group is among several companies a $106 billion international pension fund has excluded from its investment universe as it aims to rid its portfolio of coal. Norway's Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) took the decision to divest almost $520,000 ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined a Dublin-based provider of software to the life insurance sector. FINEOS announced Martin Fahy will join its board as non-executive director. Currently chief executive ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... value as they typically have long term triple net leases where the rental income is linked to CPI, he said. There is also a land component underpinning the investment, providing the opportunity for capital growth. "This contrasts with traditional asset ...

Pendal profits plunge, advisers remain positive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Pendal Group attracted $100 million net in adviser money in the first half, even as lower performance fees from its funds dragged down the first half results. Pendal reported a cash net profit after tax of $84.5 million, down 26% over 1H18. This slump ...