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AustralianSuper appoints first chief liquidity officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
AustralianSuper has appointed Chandu Bhindi as the fund's first chief liquidity officer, effective January 2025. Bhindi joins AustralianSuper from Commonwealth Bank, where he was responsible for the group's funding and liquidity and most recently as ...

Industry funds dominate ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The largest industry superannuation funds hold a substantial portion of the entire market capitalisation of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The "big eight" industry funds - AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Aware Super, UniSuper ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...

The University of Sydney Endowment Fund taps new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The University of Sydney Endowment Fund has appointed a new provider to manage its custody and fund administration services. The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, has operated its endowment fund since 1997. The Endowment Fund, which ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
Vanguard will pay a $12.9 million fine after being found guilty of greenwashing earlier this year. It marks the largest penalty ever imposed by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims ...

Aged care costs begin to worry older Aussies

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
Older Australians are increasingly seeking financial advice in relation to aged care costs, new research from Challenger and National Seniors Australia shows. According to the study, calculating aged care costs has become a dominant concern for older ...

E&P Financial Group seeks to delist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... escaped unscathed from providing conflicted advice relating to its in-house product, the US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). "The motion is relevant to E&P as it references E&P subsidiary Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services Pty Limited (subject ...

Magellan makes internal PM moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
Magellan Asset Management has moved around the portfolio managers for three of its funds. The Magellan High Conviction Trust, the Magellan Global Equities Fund and the Magellan Global Fund will be affected by the changes, effective today. Alan Pullen ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
The regulator's recent crackdown on risk and compliance in the sector has product issuers stuck between a rock and a hard place, with an extreme dearth of talent making it difficult for fund managers and super funds to meet ASIC's expectations. Earlier ...

ESSSuper ups admin fee cap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... for these account members went from $2120 to $750, as announced in July 2023. Since the fee reduction, however, the super fund "experienced increases in the costs of providing essential administration, data governance, and support services to members ...