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Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... across all 20 funds was just 45.6. "This tells us that, on average, content did not meet established benchmarks. Scores fell short on grade level and active voice benchmarks overall," Ethos CRS said. For grade level, the benchmark was seven - clear to ...

Superhero raise takes it across the ditch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
Share trading platform Superhero will take the $40 million it has raised this year to expand into New Zealand by mid-2022. The start-up recently raised $15 million to take the overall amount it has raised since 2018 to $48 million. The latest round ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
New analysis reveals that Australians would have to work 66 years and five months to join the country's wealthiest 1%, while Chinese workers would need more than 101 years in the workforce to join China's 1%. In a stark illustration of wealth inequality ...

Family offices back Regal resources fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
A small group of family offices have backed a new long/short resources fund from Regal Funds Management to the tune of $90 million. Regal said it was recently approached by a small group of family office clients requesting an ability to gain a singular ...

Ex-Pengana staff launch boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Five former Pengana staff members have emerged to launch the boutique, Pella Funds Management. Pella's chief investment officer Jordan Cvetanovski and managing director Steven Glass have set up shop following their surprise exodus in March. Former Pengana ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
A new survey from Citi has revealed what fund managers, chief executives and chief financial officers across Australia and New Zealand are most concerned about. Stagflation, China's slowdown and a global energy crunch were top of mind for over 1500 ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... long-term plan involving director assessment and skills/capabilities matching for the changing needs of the organisation." "In short, we are arguing that a board of directors requires a collection of skills and capabilities which have been demonstrated ...

IFM partially acquires energy company

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The IFM Global Infrastructure Fund will take a €2 billion stake in Naturgy Energy Group, a Spanish multinational natural gas and electrical energy utilities company. The fund, advised by IFM Investors, will shortly complete its all-cash voluntary ...

CFS adopts advice consent solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Colonial First State has partnered with Iress to help it comply with the newly introduced ongoing advice fee obligations. The blockchain-supported solution will manage advice fee consent requirements for clients on CFS's platforms, FirstChoice and ...

ASIC calls for stronger whistleblowing policies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
The corporate regulator has written to the chief executives of large public companies, large private companies and the trustees of superannuation funds to ensure their whistleblowing policies are compliant. The letter comes after ASIC reviewed a sample ...