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RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced another rate cut, bringing the cash rate down to 0.10% for the first time in history. Not only that, but RBA governor Philip Lowe announced a ramp up of quantitative easing measures, bringing in a new ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
QSuper's insurance arm has upgraded its systems in an effort to streamline the claims management process. QInsure has moved from FINEOS's Claims system to the Claims SaaS edition on the Dublin-based firm's platform. The insurance claims ...

Hostplus invests in vegan meat, sustainability

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
Hostplus has ramped up its private equity investments with a commitment of over $1 billion across projects that tackle climate change including a meat alternative. The $48 billion industry fund's annual report outlined the investments in medical ...

Apex expands Australian offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has announced the launch of corporate solutions in Australia via its subsidiary, Throgmorton. This is the fifth announcement in as many months regarding the global expansion of its corporate solutions ...

Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Several pension funds are suing hedge funds managed by Allianz Global Investors for allegedly engaging in risk-taking behaviour and losing billions of dollars in retirement savings. The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) was the first pension ...

Zenith hires consultants from Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Zenith Investment Partners has hired two consultants from Lonsec, including the latter's deputy head of active manager research. Shailesh Jain will work as a senior investment consultant at Zenith, focussing on its client and platform relationships. ...

IPO Wealth ordered to wind up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
The Supreme Court of Victoria has made a winding up order for Mayfair 101's IPO Wealth fund. In response to the decision, Mayfair said it was disappointed with the outcome and believes it will result in negative ramifications for unitholders. The embattled ...

Aware Super joins forces with Dutch pension fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Recently rebranded Aware Super has entered into a partnership with the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, APG, to expand a serviced apartment chain across major European capital cities. The asset owners announced the agreement with City ID ...

Melbourne boutique raising $70m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
An impact investing boutique owned by a family office and led by a former JBWere executive is raising $70 million for a new fund. Impact Investment Group's latest fund, the Impact Alternatives Fund, is targeting 6% to 10% per year in returns (before ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Total assets held by Australia's super funds rose almost 20% in 2019, with 16 now sitting within the top 300 pension funds worldwide, new analysis shows. In stark contrast to this year, Aussie super funds enjoyed an extremely positive 2019, according ...