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Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the decision at a recent Treasury investor roundtable to progress work towards encouraging greater investment in Australia's renewables transition. The roundtable was for the Net ...

CapitaLand builds out Australian presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... Gurner Group as chief investment officer. The expansion strategy includes a commitment of $1 billion to grow its Australian funds under management. CLI Australia currently manages 34 logistics properties and business parks, as well as four Grade A office ...

Private equity, real estate spearhead unlisted assets demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... 44% prefer the UK and Ireland. UniSuper head of private markets Sandra Lee, who took part in the research, said the super funds' current markets investments consist of a diversified portfolio across a range of sectors, including airports, toll roads ...

Newmark Capital elevates distribution capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... financial services to the fold. Early on in his career, Wares focused on the ultra-high-net-worth space through roles at BT Funds Management, Citigroup Asset Management, ANZ, Westpac and St George. More recently, Wares was the managing director, Australia ...

Performance the best member retention tool: Mine Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... Appearing on a panel discussion at the ASFA Conference on Thursday, Mine Super chief executive Vasyl Nair said superannuation funds should not prioritise glamourising offerings, but instead focus on simply improving performance. Nair explained when he ...

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... benefit claims efficiently, saying it has seen "consistently weak" practices and "operational failures." ASIC put super funds on notice, writing to chief executives to express its concerns over death benefit claims processing times across the industry. ...

Pinnacle goes global with acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... the family office of UK businessman John Beckwith, and is already the distributor of Pinnacle affiliate Coolabah Capital's funds. The stakes will be funded via a $400 million institutional placement it completed this morning, with interest from both ...

Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... the Labor government has been slow to progress these reforms, including to improve accessibility of advice within super funds. This is unacceptable," he said. "It's almost been 700 days since the Albanese government was handed Michelle Levy's ...

ASIC narrows in on private market investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... the private market. "We have an ongoing dialogue with APRA's work around the valuation of unlisted assets held by super funds," Constant said. "Currently, APRA-regulated super funds allocate around 20% of their portfolios, on average, to private assets. ...

Australians satisfied with super performance: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
New research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) finds most Australians are satisfied with the returns their super fund is delivering, with only 6% deeming their fund's performance poor. Surveying 1500 adults across ...