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Commonwealth Super reports strong investment performance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Super Corporation (CSC) has reported strong investment performance as its five-year transformation program takes shape. The $70 billion super fund's default MySuper investment option delivered a "healthy" 9.1% return over the past financial ...

Former Frontier alts head joins Evergreen

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
A former Frontier Advisors executive has landed at a rival asset consultant following a career break. After departing Frontier as head of alternatives, Michiel Swaak has joined Evergreen Consultants as a principal consultant. In the new role, he is ...

Betashares launches ethical fixed income ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Betashares launched its first-ever ethical fixed income ETF, claiming the strategy will only invest in Australian bonds that are ethically screened. The Betashares Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX: AEBD) offers investors exposure to a range ...

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The unrelenting rise in sovereign debt could adversely impact investment markets, according to Magellan Financial Group, particularly as global public debt is expected to exceed US$100 trillion by the end of this year. Magellan warns that in many parts ...

Fidelity makes key sales appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
Fidelity International has made two key leadership appointments within its Australian distribution team. Lukasz de Pourbaix has been appointed head of strategic sales and solutions and Lauren Jackson head of wholesale sales. In this newly created role ...

Advisers count on specialist advisers: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
A new survey shows financial advisers are increasingly relying on other advisers who are specialists in the areas of tax, aged care, and estate planning. Viridian Advisory's latest Adviser Sentiment Poll found that 72% of advisers frequently have ...

Asena Family Office adds chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The local arm of the US-based Asena Family Office has snared the high-profile John Likos as its investment chief. Likos - who has over 20 years of experience in financial markets - joins from BondAdviser, an employee-owned financial services provider ...

AI use limited but take up rises among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
While adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is limited across financial advice firms, the rate of adoption has increased significantly in the past year, according to Netwealth. AI has largely been helping advisers improve efficiencies during client ...

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Perpetual has almost halved its holding in embattled Star Entertainment as the casino operator continues to face governance and financial woes. Perpetual notified investors after the market close yesterday that it had sold 129.7 million shares at around ...

Former super fund investment chief in new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Former Australian Catholic Super investment chief Michael Block has landed at Bellmont Securities, the boutique portfolio manager and broker. In the new role, Block will oversee all aspects of Bellmont's investment strategy and portfolio management. ...