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Industry super fund headcounts to swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... transitioning. They are primarily driven by the relatively poorer culture at the banks and changes in lending conditions." The trend of super funds moving their investment operations in-house has had an impact on fund managers, with most hiring now driven ...

Global asset manager moves into healthcare

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
An international asset manager has bought two hospitals in Queensland, marking its entrance into the Australian healthcare sector. AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has entered the Australian healthcare sector with an investment on behalf of clients ...

MLC Wealth shuffles distribution leadership

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
MLC Wealth will welcome a general manager distribution, for its asset management business. At the same time, Garry Mulcahy will transition to a new role. Former BMO Global Asset Management head of client management EMEA, Mandy Mannix has been appointed ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... primarily, with State Super dropping 22 positions and ESSSuper sliding 24 spots. However, two industry funds actually bucked the trend of Australian funds and climbed the ranks: Hostplus picked up nine positions, moving to the 186th biggest fund in the ...

Super funds hungry for offshore assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... superannuation funds with $1.82 trillion of assets under management, found about 41% of participants have assets offshore. Another trend that emerged from the survey is super funds are increasingly shunning hedging strategies to take on more currency ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... century. Our national spend on state pensions, as a percentage of GDP, is amongst the lowest, and is trending down whilst the trend in most other countries is up," Rice Warner noted. "The future experience is conditional on strong real GDP growth of ...

Dividend payouts stagnate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
ASX-listed companies continued to hold off paying dividends, extending a five-year long trend, a global index shows. According to Janus Henderson, dividend payouts rose 5.7% in the June quarter, thanks mainly to QBE Insurance, which rewarded shareholders ...

CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
More than half of the candidates for the Level III CFA Program exam in June passed, CFA Institute announced. The 21,000-plus (56%) candidates - out of 38,377 - for the exam are now eligible to become CFA charter holders, pending verification of professional ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
New research from Investment Trends has revealed the online brokers with the most satisfied customers in Australia. Bell Direct, CMC Markets and SelfWealth clients report the most satisfaction with their online broker. Bell Direct ranked first with ...

BlackRock backs lifestyle, marketing firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Following an investment of more than $1.2 billion, BlackRock now holds the biggest stake in the new owner of Sports Illustrated magazine. Entities affiliated with BlackRock's Long Term Private Capital (LTPC) fund made a strategic investment in Authentic ...