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Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Superannuation, investment management, and banking leaders will descend on Washington DC and New York next week to showcase a super system poised to channel hundreds of billions into the US over the next decade. In a statement, representatives of super ...

Multiple account bungle costs AustralianSuper $27m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
The Federal Court today slapped AustralianSuper with a $27 million fine for dragging its feet on a multiple account bungle that lasted more than four years. Judge Hespe found that AustralianSuper failed to promptly identify and merge members' multiple ...

Alpencrest ramps up expansion, signs Aussie affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Alpencrest Capital, a funds management incubator focused on distribution, has signed up its fifth affiliate and expects to come to market with three unit trusts in five months' time. Read Price and Camilla Love set up Alpencrest 18 months ago and officially ...

SMSF sector continues to grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) traded more over the past year and the value of their holdings increased by 8.8%, according to the AUSIEX SMSF Under Advice report. The number of newly established SMSF trading accounts on the AUSIEX platform - across ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that investors should be wary of the coming decade, with more volatility expected. "The last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a rising tide ...

Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Merlon Capital Partners has hired two investment specialists from Platinum Asset Management and invited former AMP chief Andrew Mohl to join a new advisory board. Julian McCormack and Kirit Hira have joined the investment team as portfolio managers. ...

Apex names country head and COO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Apex Group has expanded its Australian leadership team with two key appointments following its agreement to buy Iress's superannuation business. Nick Bradford has been named country head for Australia with Chris Stevens taking on the role of chief ...

Magellan sees profit fall 10%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Magellan Financial Group (MFG) saw net profit down 10% to $94 million in the half year to 31 December 2024. Assets under management remained steady at $38.6 billon, and performance fees rose slightly from $6 million to $6.1 million. Magellan declared ...

BUSSQ handed stricter licence conditions by APRA amid appeal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
After the Federal Court threw out BUSSQ's bid to overturn the regulator's additional licence conditions, the super fund is gearing up for another fight. APRA said the imposition of the additional licence conditions on BUSSQ are to safeguard ...

Schroders launches new active ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Schroders Australia expanded its suite of active ETFs today, listing a global equities offering on the ASX and a credit product on Cboe. Schroders now has four active ETFs in market and plans to add further throughout the year. The products launched ...