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Philip Lowe joins LIC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... million in assets returning 13.1% per annum at the end of December 2023. FGX and FGG have made a social impact investment that focus on Australian children and youth at risk worth $37.8 million. The LIC's founder and director Geoff Wilson said: "We ...

Hamilton Lane debunks private market myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... between the amount of capital GPs were seeking to raise and what they did raise, there will continue to be an even sharper focus on reaching the private wealth channel," it said. Meanwhile, Hamilton Lane criticised the belief that a focus on sustainability ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... test designs after criticism about unintended investment consequences. In considering potential reform options, the primary focus is on improving member outcomes through an enduring test that supports and incentivises trustees to achieve the best retirement ...

Perpetual adds director, institutional business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
High-profile investment executive Kate Hillyar has joined Perpetual Asset Management's institutional business team. Hillyar arrives from alternative asset manager HMC Capital, where she worked for 18 months as a director of institutional capital. ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... category peers over all rolling periods ranging from one to 15 years. Also overseeing small-cap strategies, Hudson has a strong focus on quality and durable businesses and has led the fund to top-quartile performance over the last five years, and it ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... $551 while men can save $281 more at $832. Sarah Megginson, Finder's personal finance expert, said that women's focus is on immediate needs - paying off housing, everyday bills, and groceries - which means longer-term wealth building is on the ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... experiencing reproductive health issues that impact their ability to work. While policies related to reproductive health typically focus on the needs of women, the 'It's for Every Body' campaign is just that, with the proposed policy covering ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... consider income stream alternatives within superannuation, address the gaps created by a total disability framework and instead focus on health, wellbeing and recovery, and enable a better and supportive interaction between private and public support ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
The Liberal Party appointed a new shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services in Luke Howarth, while Andrew Bragg takes on the portfolio of home ownership. Opposition leader Peter Dutton unveiled a shakeup of his frontbench ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... the ASX yet and that is a robust process that naturally can take many months. In addition, the ASX is placing a heightened focus on the crypto custodian and fund manager expertise, particularly around governance arrangements and due diligence conducted ...