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Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
A staggering majority of actively managed Australian equity funds are underperforming in the short term and across every time horizon, the latest SPIVA Scorecard reveals. Nearly 79% of active fund managers focused on Aussie equities underperformed the ...

abrdn loses global chief economist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
Jeremy Lawson has resigned as global chief economist for abrdn, opting to return to Australia. Lawson has served in the role for 10 years, first appointed in March 2013. In 2018, he took on the additional responsibility of leading the group's research ...

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's general manager of policy and advocacy will step down after seven years with the organisation. Ben Marshan joined the FPA in 2015 as a manager for professional standards and advocacy and moved into several ...

Stafford Capital adds superannuation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Stafford Capital Partners has appointed Stephen Milburn-Pyle, former head of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme to its credit investment committee. Milburn-Pyle joined Australia Post in 2005 to manage the investment strategy and was promoted to ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... flexibility and the ability to pursue passions and support loved ones are now considered crucial components of wealth in Australia. "Whereas current day Australians have a range of objectives which includes home ownership, it also includes the pursuit ...

HESTA hires from MLC Super for GM role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... from MLC Super, where she spent three years as the head of client enablement. Before that, she worked at the National Australia Bank, most recently as the head of business delivery in the lender's corporate superannuation. "It's fantastic to ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the stability and certainty of Australia's superannuation system is at risk. The purpose of super is to take pressure off the budget, not supplement ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... strong labour market and reduced opportunities for international and domestic travel for retirees. Between 2019 and 2022 Australia's labour force added nearly 179,000 workers aged over 55, representing around a third of all new workers," KPMG director ...

Commonwealth Super Corp hires former MTAA investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Phil Brown has started a new position as senior manager of operational risk at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. In a post on social media, Brown said after a couple of contract roles as a project officer that lasted 18 months in total, the opportunity ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... Private -15.9%. On the other hand, stocks, where analysts see consensus earnings risk to the downside, are Insurance Australia Group -4.2%, AMP 7.1%, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) -23.0% and QBE Insurance 4.0%. "Over the next week, another 30% ...