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ETF flows up despite volatility: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
Australian ETF net inflows remained positive through a volatile quarter, according to joint data from the ASX and Vanguard. However, compared to Q1, the industry's total assets under management (AUM) dropped almost 10% from $132 billion to $119 billion. ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Super Fierce has released a list of super funds that have passed its tests of consistent outperformance, labelling it the Fierce Performers Index. From an analysis of 2069 investment options across 359 super funds, only 15 funds were found to outperform ...

Payton Capital expands to Sydney

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Payton Capital has expanded to Sydney, making four senior appointments in response to growing market demand for its bespoke investment and lending services. Mike Healy has been appointed investment director to strengthen the fund manager's distribution ...

Global pension fund snaps up telco stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board will acquire a 70% interest in Spark New Zealand's mobile towers business 'TowerCo' for $1.18 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spark has entered into a 15-year agreement, including ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... companies which have attractive earnings profiles and trade at a discount to valuation. Qantas Super chief investment officer Andrew Spence said: "We value the opportunity to provide environmentally aligned capital to support the work of Australia's ...

Link rejects Dye & Durham takeover bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
The Link Group board won't recommend Dye and Durham's $4.57 offer but will continue to seek an agreed position. The board cited that its dismissal of the acquisition offer followed stakeholder feedback, an independent expert's determination of the company's ...

Young Australians more 'super savvy': Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
Young Australians are thinking much more about their financial plans than previously, according to an Equipsuper survey. Almost half of the surveyed young Australians (18-34 years old) saw super as being more important now than since the start of the ...

Aware Super invests in $100bn energy opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Aware Super has made a cornerstone investment into North Harbour Clean Energy. North Harbour Clean Energy has priced the investment opportunity at $30 billion and $100 billion over 2030 and 2050 horizons respectively. This determination is based on ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... that align with broader goals such as ESG investing." Less complimentary of the government's decision, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg heavily criticised Stephen Jones and called the $3 trillion super sector 'Australia's most privileged industry.' ...

Australian investor confidence plummets: CA ANZ

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Investor confidence in local and international capital markets is lower than it was at the depth of the COVID pandemic according to a Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) survey. The CA ANZ survey said a combination of the pandemic ...