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BlackRock bolsters suite of SMAs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of BlackRock Active Multi-Asset Model Portfolios as it broadens its managed accounts offering. BlackRock said the model portfolios are actively managed by its multi-asset strategy and solutions team. Investors ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
Private capital fundraising across an aggregate of asset classes continues to remain at a low point, according to a report by Preqin. However, there is a silver lining as fundraising for APAC-focused private equity funds increased in the second quarter ...

Russell Investments default option returns up to 12.3%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
Russell Investments' default lifecycle investment option, GoalTracker, posted returns ranging from 9.2% to 12.3% last financial year. Since its inception in March 2020, GoalTracker has delivered average annual returns of 8.3%-11.3%. Russell Investments ...

US election outcome tops investor concerns: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A new Natixis Investment Managers survey finds that the US election is the most significant risk to the market and could ultimately vary Australian superannuation funds' investment strategy. The 2024 Strategist Outlook, commissioned by Natixis ...

CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A solid job market and construction activity has seen South Australia top the economic performance leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report for the third quarter in a row. The State of the States report assesses the performance of ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
New research from the Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed using superannuation for house deposits could, over time, increase rental prices. SMC said the Coalition's plan to use super for house deposits is projected to cause a 9% spike in the ...

CareSuper, Spirit Super take final steps towards merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
CareSuper and Spirit Super will merge on November 1, with the new executive lineup and new name confirmed. The merged fund, which will retain the CareSuper name, will be home to some 572,000 members and $52 billion in funds under management. "While ...

Adviser profits up despite client loss: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
Financial advisers may have lost nearly 18% of their client books because of fee increases in the last financial year but are reporting higher profit margins, a new Investment Trends analysis shows. Advisers went from servicing 120 clients on average ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
London-based boutique investment manager Atlantic House has opened its Uncorrelated Strategies Fund to Australian investors. The Uncorrelated Strategies Fund, which was launched in the UK in May 2022, aims to deliver positive uncorrelated returns in ...

WTW retirement solutions lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
A long-serving Willis Towers Watson (WTW) superannuation and retirement expert has left the firm after nearly 28 years. Nick Callil was the head of retirement solutions for Australia, leading WTW's research in retirement strategy. He also consulted ...