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CFS awards stewardship mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Colonial First State has appointed EOS at Federated Hermes for proxy advisory services. EOS at Federated Hermes will provide engagement, voting and public policy support for Colonial First State's global equity investments. "We believe that active ownership ...

AMP launches North app

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... the continuing expansion of North's investment menu, its growing managed portfolio range and competitively low fees. "We know this combination of functionality, quality investment choice and low fees are what advisers and their clients most value in ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... to understand what they're covered for under the life insurance offered through their superannuation while even less (21%) know what their premiums are. The research highlights the low engagement levels with life insurance when compared to other financial ...

Pallas Capital strengthens distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
Brad Gowenlock and Esther Fang have each been welcomed as partners in Pallas Capital's distribution team. ​As part of their roles, Gowenlock and Fang will be servicing high-net-worth investors, family offices and institutional investors in Australia ...

Schroders scores $250m private debt mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Schroders Capital has won its first Australian private debt mandate, with a superannuation fund investing $250 million. The bespoke mandate, handed down by an unnamed "large industry superannuation fund", covers corporate, real estate and infrastructure ...

FPA names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... Broome said she believes Sharpe is well placed to build on membership engagement and advocacy of the leadership team. "I know that I am handing over to a safe and experienced yet innovative pair of hands with David, as our association enters a new era ...

Retired Aussies deserve more: Household Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... funds," Household Capital chair Deborah Ralston said. Retirement planning doesn't end at retirement, that's important to know, she added. "That's also a dynamic period of time; at retirement 45% of people are on the Age Pension, but by the age ...

SMSFA collaborates with APRA on rollover improvements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The SMSF sector has been plagued with delays when rolling over funds from APRA regulated funds to SMSFs, so the industry body is working with the regulator with the hope of improving processes. SMSF Association deputy chief executive and director of ...

Bennelong bolsters distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new account director to cover New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The firm named Mai Platts as account director, NSW and ACT, as it continues to expand its investment distribution team. Platts ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
In line with heightened public attention to the challenges of climate change, patterns of ESG disclosure by superannuation fund trustees have had to evolve. A Herbert Smith Freehills report claimed Australian superannuation fund members were more interested ...