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Relaxed superannuation preservation rules will sink returns: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... preservation rules would be an additional constraint to funds' investment strategies and would decrease their ability to act as long-term investors. "A reduction in unlisted asset exposures would curtail the retirement benefits of superannuation ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in airport stake sale

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Dexus, the trustee and manager of a 27% stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC) - the owner of Melbourne and Launceston airports - on behalf of various investors (the Dexus Bloc), is facing allegations from the APAC board of breaching ...

GPT Group partners to unlock $1bn in logistics opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
GPT Group has formed a new Australian logistics joint venture with QuadReal Property Group to target $1 billion in logistics assets on the east coast. Known as GPT QuadReal Logistics Trust 2 (GQLT2), it will serve as the primary vehicle for QuadReal ...

Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... strategies to manage the new tax effectively." Meanwhile, Heffron managing director Meg Heffron said while for some a "don't act now" approach would be the best course of action - there is one group of SMSF members facing a difficult choice. "Division ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
New Zealand's NZ$50 billion no-fault accident compensation scheme has appointed a new investment chief amid scrutiny. The Accident Compensation Corporation has appointed David Iverson as chief investment officer of its NZ$50bn fund as the state ...

Lendlease looks at royal joint venture

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Lendlease has confirmed it is in the late stages of entering a joint venture with The Crown Estate - King Charles' property company in the United Kingdom. In line with the property giant's strategy announced in May 2024, Lendlease said it is aiming ...

Bennelong partners with Allspring for fund launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Bennelong Funds Management has partnered with Allspring Global Investments to distribute its global income strategy across Australia and New Zealand. Bennelong expects to launch the Allspring Global Income Fund as a unit trust in June this year, offering ...

Citco secures powerful backer in global investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
Citco, a network of independent companies that provide asset-servicing solutions to the global alternative investment industry, has entered a long-term strategic partnership with a large institutional investor. Citco, which has over US$2 trillion in ...

NAB MySuper class action settlement approved

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... Supreme Court of Victoria ruled the case invalid saying prospective losses are not considered a loss under s 55(3) of the SIS Act. The case was then moved to the Federal Court, with Maurice Blackburn saying the loss came in the form of the higher fees ...