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NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) returned a whopping 17% in the year to May, outpacing many of its benchmarks. Under the new leadership of chief executive Jo Townsend, New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund is aiming to double in size from its current ...

SEC gives final approval for Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given final and official approval Ethereum ETFs, making it the second digital asset ETF to hit US markets after Bitcoin ETFs were launched in March this year. Back in May, the SEC approved eight Ethereum ...

Beaconsfield takes control of New Quantum

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
US-based investment manager Beaconsfield Capital has appointed McGrathNicol as receivers and managers to New Quantum Holdings, a non-trading holding company with operating subsidiaries including wealth management software platform New Quantum and options ...

ESSSuper appoints two executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
ESSSuper appointed its inaugural chief member officer and recruited a new chief financial officer, both of whom have extensive experience in the industry fund sector. Becoming the first chief member officer for the $35 billion super fund, Stuart Wilkinson ...

Perpetual global head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Perpetual has streamlined its distribution team, in a move that sees the departure of three senior executives including the global heads of distribution and product. The asset manager confirmed Adam Quaife and Matthew Cahill have left their roles as ...

RBA needs to 'rip the band-aid off' and hike rates: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by less than 0.1 percentage point to 4.1% in June, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). While a lower unemployment rate is normally a good sign for the economy, VanEck ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The cancellation of "golden visas" could be dire for fund managers' business models as the industry hopes the government will unveil another iteration of the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) that have attracted massive inflows from rich investors. ...

Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
Mercer Super's SmartPath, its default lifecycle investment option, has delivered returns ranging from 11.2% and 11.7% for the last financial year. Mercer's acting chief investment officer for the Pacific region Sue Wang said the results were an excellent ...

AustralianSuper real assets lead joins fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper's global real assets head is leaving the fund to join an ASX-listed fund manager. Nik Kemp has joined Dexus in the newly created role of executive general manager of growth markets. Kemp spent more than 11 years at AustralianSuper ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Qantas Super is poised to merge with $300 billion industry fund Australian Retirement Trust (ART). Subject to final assessments of members' best financial interests and equivalency rights, the merger would see Qantas Super's $9 billion in funds ...