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Aware Super migrates members to Bravura platform

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023

Two years after announcing its major digital overhaul, Aware Super has reported tangible benefits from its transition to the Bravura Sonata Alta platform. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart noted the move, initially driven by the need to consolidate ...

Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023

... in geopolitics is the number one concern," she explained. "Also, the Australian market is only so big. So, as our pension fund wallets have grown, there is a lot of demand and competition for opportunities here, and it makes sense to send money offshore ...

European pension fund hands MaxCap $200m

CASSANDRA BALDINI | THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023

An unnamed European institutional investor committed $200 million to MaxCap, its first real estate debt investment in the Australian market. The initial investment will be allocated through the First Mortgage investment option offered by MaxCap Investment ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023

The UK Treasury has announced plans to consolidate the nation's pension fund sector and unlock £75 billion in retirement savings to back high-growth companies. Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Mansion House reforms and cited plans ...

Rising costs bite asset owners

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023

The cost to do business for asset owners is becoming more expensive, as many report a 34% jump in fund servicing expenses over the last three years as they also grapple with lower management fees. The Investors' Costs and Fees report compiled by ...

Ontario Teachers' appoints head of APAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023

... cultivated both inside and outside the Plan make him a natural choice for this expanded role," he said. The Canadian pension fund has more than 85 employees in the APAC region and total net assets of $282.1 billion as at 31 December 2022.

More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023

Among other companies to confirm their involvement, a second US pension fund has notified members their personal information was stolen in the same breach impacting members of CalPERS. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) told members ...

Cyber breach claims CalPERS member data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023

More than 750,000 retired members of one of the world's largest pension funds have had their personal information accessed in a cybersecurity breach. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is alerting its retired members and their ...

Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023

The Bank of England (BoE) overnight launched its first system-wide stress test to understand the behaviours of banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in volatile financial markets. Recent chaos across UK markets has led to the system-wide ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023

... investment in alternatives over the years. It has grown 44% in the last two years and now surpassed Norway's Government Pension Fund Global which has US$1.2 trillion. This focus on alternatives is now flowing through to other SWFs, the report says, with ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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