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Managed accounts FUM at $131bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... year. "This growth is up from approximately 30% p.a. as recently as June 2021. The increased use of managed accounts, MDA and SMA, is a good thing not just for the value added in dollar terms, but because it is achieved through personal advice provided ...

Pendal executive to join crypto firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
A long-serving Pendal Group fixed income lead and his team of four have jumped ship to a cryptocurrency advisory firm. Vimal Gor, who was the head of Pendal's alternative duration, a boutique looking after the High Alpha Fixed Income Fund that was ...

Aussie small-cap fund returns 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
A Bennelong small-caps fund outperformed the index nearly fourfold over the last three years, an analysis of the sector shows. The Bennelong Funds Management Emerging Companies Fund returned 40.4% p.a., Rainmaker's research on the wholesale funds ...

AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is consulting with financial firms on a new user-pays funding model. Under the proposed model AFCA estimates that 90% of its members would see a positive or neutral impact on total cost and one in five members ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
Four in five Australians expect their money in super, banks and other investments to be invested responsibly, with 17% of Australians already investing in ethical and responsible products, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Ironbark brings new global small companies fund to Aussie investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
A growing appetite for global small companies across institutional and wholesale investors has seen Ironbark Asset Management partner with US-based investment manager Apis Capital Advisors (Apis) to launch the Ironbark Apis Global Small Companies Fund. ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The $450 threshold, a relic of the superannuation system from 1992 when employers argued it would be too difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... Direct indexing allows investors to own the securities that make up an index and hold them in a separately managed account (SMA). For example, if replicating the S&P500, the investor would directly own all the stocks in the index. The concept has gained ...

AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
AvSuper has appointed a new group insurer and will increase premiums from next month, as it continues work to identify a merger partner. The $2.5 billion fund has awarded a group insurance mandate to AIA Australia. The fund's membership is currently ...

New digital solution to close advice gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
SWU Group has partnered with OpenInvest to make high quality investment products and services more readily available. The online investing solution, called SWU Online Invest, is being delivered via a partnership with Melbourne-based fintech investment ...