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Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... investment among institutional investors notwithstanding concerns raised by government superannuation commentators on super funds that hold excessive unlisted assets. According to APRA, super funds in Australia hold $115 billion in assets; 45% of which ...

UK lender targets SMSFs in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
A UK marketplace lender is launching in Australia, targeting wholesale investors and self-managed super funds. CrowdProperty has launched in Australia under chief executive David Ingram. It matches investors with developers of small to medium-sized ...

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... twofold, making it different to other research houses like Morningstar and Zenith. Inalytics works with asset owners like super funds and sovereign wealth funds, as well as fund managers, Goodman said. For example, Inalytics uses vast amounts of data ...

UniSuper to open doors to public

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... "We're delighted to offer more Australians the opportunity to join one of the country's largest and best-performing super funds. We create real value for our members with strong long-term performance, excellent service and low fees," O'Sullivan ...

Proxy advisers under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... detailed information related to voting policies and/or by requiring proxy advisers to be meaningfully independent from super funds and advise only on an arm's length basis. Treasury opened consultation on greater transparency for proxy advice reforms ...

Rice Warner prepares to shut up shop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... on market trends and projections for asset size. Since the early 2000s, Rice Warner had worked for several industry super funds and master trusts. The strategic advice from Rice Warner was credited with assisting both the Australian Retirement Fund and ...

ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) may now recommend super funds vote against companies that fail on climate-related risk. The newly updated policy from ACSI aims to improve how companies approach climate change risk. The policy ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... portfolios to contribute to a lower carbon world," Boele says. "Encouragingly, this last year has seen various leading super funds and investment managers announce net zero strategies, however there remains a gap between investment strategy and consumer ...

Super fund liquidity could be better: RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... liquidity, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said. In its Financial Stability Report for April, the RBA praised super funds' management of liquidity pressures throughout 2020, particularly the impact of the early release of superannuation scheme. ...

WTW head of strategic advisory resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... research about Australia's superannuation industry becoming the most successful in the world, Melville commented that super funds have shown considerable resilience and will continue to play a significant role in the nation's recovery. Melville ...