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Rising costs bite asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... that they find it hard to implement material increases in flat fees for institutional clients via non-fee costs or performance-based fee structures. On the flip side, asset servicing providers, like custodians, can easily introduce price hikes to asset ...

Technology top threat to company culture: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... decision-making. Understanding this and adapting business strategy can have a direct influence on overall business performance," said Garfield. "Organisations need to position culture as a strategic imperative and embed corporate values to support their ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... officer Brett Chatfield. Speaking with Financial Standard, Chatfield credited the result to a combination of strong performance from equities and private markets, particularly unlisted infrastructure. However, one sector hasn't seen the same success ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... land in the next couple of years." RIAA's Benchmark Report 2023 - an annual study tracking the size, growth and performance of responsible, ethical and impact investment industry - will be released August 28.

Nuveen, Commonwealth Private partner to launch REIT

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... Australia." Nuveen said the listed real estate strategy offers monthly liquidity via a share repurchase plan with no performance fees. The REIT also provides resiliency across market cycles through selective investments into commercial real estate debt ...

Performance test excluding retirement products is "crazy": Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
Industry Super Australia deputy chief executive Matthew Linden says the fact the amended superannuation performance test doesn't look at retirement products is a cause for concern. In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, Linden said ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... challenges to consider, like the need to preserve the organisation's original culture and ensuring that investment performance is on par with an external manager. As such, not all funds are adopting the strategy of internalising or setting up offshore ...

AustralianSuper names deputy chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... step that positions us to deliver simplicity and quality at global scale," he said. "As we seek to drive long-term performance for members, the fund is increasingly focussed on building its global operations and in-house investment capability, with around ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... significantly grow, independent of changes in market valuation. However, achieving this growth will not be easy, as performance (59%), talent management (50%) and rising costs (44%) were noted as the top internal challenges facing asset managers in the ...

Rest appoints WTW as asset consultant

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... investment governance, culture, and data and technology are key to delivering ongoing strong, long-term competitive performance to its 1.9 million members. "Rest has continually refined our governance framework and strengthened the expertise and experience ...