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Qantas Super, ART merger official

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... Qantas Super and Australian Retirement Trust (ART) officially merged on March 29. About 25,000 members with $9 billion in funds under management (FUM) have moved from Qantas Super to ART. Qantas Super chief executive Michael Clancy said: "It has been ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... $93 billion of assets, said the commitment aligns with its objective to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for the funds two million members, while also supporting essential infrastructure development. Rest's interim co-chief investment officer ...

AMP introduces geared retirement options

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... across Australia," Hutchison said. Meanwhile, the platform has also added Innova Asset Management, AZ Sestante, and Watershed Funds Management to its 'Buy Menu', bringing the number of "buy" managed portfolios to over 150 across 25 managers. AMP said ...

Guy Debelle to chair Funds SA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Funds SA has announced the appointment of Guy Debelle as chair of the Funds SA board from 24 April 2025. Debelle joined the board in July 2024 after having spent 25 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the last six of those as deputy governor. ...

Jones clarifies scope of new class of adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... role of the new class of adviser will be to provide advice on retirement in relation to the person's interest within funds. We've set out what they can do and what they can't do more broadly in the associated material... some of that will ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... threshold. SCA's view is that the point at which people are being defaulted into insurance is precisely the time when "super funds should do more" to engage them in making decisions about their coverage. "It's clearly in members' best financial interests ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... to be $243 million in the 2026 financial year, with the superannuation industry taking up about 30% of this amount. Super funds have been allocated $72.9 million to fund APRA's operations, while life insurers and friendly societies are apportioned $19.5 ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... uncorrelated returns..." Weier also reiterated impact investment requires a robust assessment framework. "We assess our funds; we don't assess an individual asset - we leave that to our managers. On the development, we think about what the manager's ...

Equity Story plots expansion, names chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... assume the role of executive chair of Equity Story Group, as the latter plans to expand its presence in private wealth and funds management. Current executive chair Ross Landles, who will move to a consultancy role, will be replaced by Capital Haus chief ...

Buyout firm nabs GQG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... in NSW and ACT. Bullock's exit comes as GQG Partners recorded US$1.7 billion net flows in January, bringing its total funds under management to US$160.4 billion. The Florida-based active manager recorded US$20.2 billion net flows throughout last ...