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Super funds back COVID-19 preventative drug

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
... reduce COVID-19 viral replication by up to 96% in a study on ferrets. The research, which has been published in two international peer-reviewed journals. The firm has raised $11.7 million, led by the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MCRF), which ...

Retiree strategies need greater attention: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... portfolio construction needs to change to provide for the needs of retiree clients, new research shows. Fidelity International with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and CoreData released a report Building Better Retirement Futures ...

Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... super funds as a group are good managers of Australian shares, property and cash. Their performance in managing international shares and bonds is less impressive," Dunnin said. "Trouble is, the asset classes where the superannuation sector is struggling ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... Financial Standard revealed this year that it has been in discussions with major super funds. Wells Fargo head of international distribution Deirdre Flood said the firm has been in talks with some super funds for some time as it gears up to solidify ...

LICs show sign of struggle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... LICs hold $44 billion and mFunds at $1 billion. Around 66% of LIC assets are in Australian equities, followed by international equities at 27%, fixed interest at 10% and property and infrastructure at 1%. Rainmaker Information executive director of research ...

ASIC takes action on Union Standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against brokerage firm Union Standard International Group and its affiliates. The corporate regulator has taken action against the Sydney-based retail over-the-counter derivatives issuer and its former corporate ...

Magellan launches funds on Chi-X

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... MFG Core Series and the Magellan Sustainable Fund on Chi-X. The MFG Core series includes three funds: the MFG Core International Fund, the MFG Core ESG Fund and the MFG Core Infrastructure Fund. Magellan said the Core Series aims to leverage the company's ...

Cbus, Media Super merger progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Companies; Diversified Shares; Emerging Markets Shares; Global Listed Infrastructure; Global Listed Property; Hedged International Shares; Passive Australian Shares; Passive International Shares and SmartPath will close. Media Super said the decision ...

BNP Paribas wins custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Clearstream Australia subsidiary, this new partnership gives us the best conditions to serve our local customers and international customers investing in this thriving region. We look forward to this joint undertaking," Clearstream head of investor services ...

Australia bottoms out on fund disclosure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Templeton, J.P. Morgan, MFS, Morningstar Investment Management, Nikko AM, Pengana, PIMCO, RARE Infrastructure, Fidelity International and Vanguard, to name a few," Kennaway said. The research house used a grading scale of top, above average, average ...