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Knight Frank releases 2022 outlook

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... likely to slow from the extraordinary levels experienced in 2022 but remain high. Katy Dean, director, head of industrial research at Knight Frank said this surge demand has affected leasing take-up volumes. "We are seeing multiple drivers put upward ...

Super for home deposits could ignite new boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Research from the McKell Institute has suggested that allowing home buyers to dip into their superannuation for a deposit could ignite a further house price boom. The report, Mortgaging Our Future, used modelling to project the effect on the housing ...

Prime Minister announces reverse mortgage scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... Macquarie University lecturer in actuarial studies and business analytics Colin Zhang and University of Wollongong associate research fellow Ning Wang pointed out very few pensioners have taken up the existing scheme. "As attractive as the PLS might ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... Karen Wong, the global head of ESG and sustainable investing, and regionally to Michele Barlow, head of strategy and research for Asia Pacific. At CareSuper, she worked as an ESG specialist for over five years, leading the firm's ESG policy formation ...

Cbus strengthens in-house investment team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... governance. Steward Tan is the new head of markets, asset allocation while Ash Chandra has been appointed to the new role of research director global quality equities. Fok said the fund's strategy to bring investments in-house and to build out a strong ...

HESTA launches Future Planner tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... super and knowing that you have trusted, expert support you can turn to." More than 80% of HESTA members are women and research indicates that women are less likely to experience financial hardship in retirement if they have access to help and guidance ...

Team turnover sees AMP Capital funds downgraded

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
AMP Capital has had two multi-sector funds downgraded from neutral to negative by Morningstar, with the research house citing staff turnover as the reason for the downgrades. The AMP Capital Core Retirement Fund and AMP Capital Multi-Asset fund were ...

Iress partners with fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... two funds invested in Australian equities: the Optar Capital Australian Concentrated Fund and Optar Capital Australian Research Fund. Optar director and founding partner Oliver Ansted said: "Iress' Portfolio System has been instrumental in enhancing ...

Industry super funds launch fresh campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... industry fund. The campaign will generate greater community awareness of industry super funds, ISA said, with independent research showing 80% of Australians already recognise the symbol. The research also shows that they are more likely to trust a fund ...

Do inflows follow performance?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... performance as they spend the year pouring money into the funds that performed well in the previous 12 months. According to the research, the impact of returns is greater in small discretionary subsectors like small caps, emerging markets, and infrastructure ...