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Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Yet another superannuation fund has pulled its mandate with AMP Capital's Ethical Leaders, transferring management of its Socially Responsible Balanced option to another firm earlier this month. LGIAsuper's Socially Responsible Balanced option ...

ETF industry approaches $100bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... the industry reaped the benefits breaking several records, new research shows. The BetaShares Australian ETF Review for year end 2020 revealed the industry grew to $95.2 billion, up from $62 billion at the start of the year. This is not only the highest ...

BlackRock assets at record-high

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
BlackRock's total assets grew by 17% last year to US$8.7 trillion, after each asset class, investment style and region reported positive net flows. Full year net inflows stood at $391 billion, of which about 32% came in the three months ending December. ...

Pendal reports $1.6bn in net outflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
Investors pulled $1.6 billion net from Pendal Group's strategies in the December quarter, but total funds under management grew 5.4% to hit $97.4 billion as performance picked up. The net outflows of $1.6 billion were mostly from the JO Hambro Capital ...

Bad year for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Three in four superannuation funds reported negative net earnings last year, after accounting for all expenses and income. About 109 superannuation funds had a negative year, while only 33 had a positive year, according to APRA's fund-level data for ...

Bell Financial Group profits up 44%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Bell Financial Group this morning said its net profit after tax for 2020 increased 44% to $46.7 million for the year ending December. The unaudited results precede the results announcement coming in February. Revenue increased 18% to $299 million. Earnings ...

MLC Life appoints executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
MLC Life has appointed a new chief life insurance officer, as Sean McCormack gets ready for a February 26 departure. The role is going to Michael Rogers, who has worked as QSuper's general manager for insurance while it set up its own insurer QInsure. ...

HESTA hikes group insurance premiums again

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
For the second time in a year, the $52 billion superannuation fund is increasing the total cost of its standard group insurance cover for members. HESTA's standard insurance cover -- which eligible members automatically receive upon signing up unless ...

Tasplan says goodbye to lifecycle MySuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
After four years of offering its MySuper option as a lifecycle product, Tasplan plans to switch back to single strategy citing higher costs among the reasons. The $11.5 billion superannuation fund is set for a merger with the $12.6 billion MTAA Super ...

MLC Life Insurance raises $650 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The insurer received a $650 million capital injection just before Christmas, as its majority owner Nippon Life sees the risk of MLC Life's "stagnant" business performance continuing beyond 2021. The raise includes $530 million in ordinary equity, priced ...