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Family office executives take investment reins: Ocorian

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
Improved professionalisation has seen a "significant transformation" in the family office sector, with executives increasingly empowered to manage family assets in-house, according to a new study by Ocorian. As part of the study, conducted earlier in ...

TAL offers super funds financial literacy tools for employers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
TAL is introducing a new financial literacy hub for its superannuation fund clients, as they look to offer more value to their employer partners amid the cost-of-living crisis. According to new research from TAL, about 25% of employees are experiencing ...

Advisers boost client portfolios 5.9%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
The expertise of financial advisers can make a 5.9% difference in the value of client portfolios compared to those who are non-advised. According to Russell Investments' 2023 Value of an adviser report, not only can advisers help boost client assets ...

APRA consults on hybrid bond resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
The regulator is seeking feedback on improving the effectiveness of hybrid capital bonds amid concerns design features would not be resilient enough to withstand a banking crisis. APRA released its discussion paper on Thursday, citing the challenges ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows. Eighty percent of people aged 50 years old and over ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
HESTA has committed $100 million to a new build-to-rent (BTR) project in Melbourne in conjunction with Super Housing Partnerships. The project is the first in Super Housing Partnerships' pipeline of BTR initiatives, to be located at 402 Macaulay Road ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
The top 300 pension funds in the world, including 16 local super funds, have seen their assets drop for the first time since 2018. According to the Global Top 300 Pensions Funds report, conducted by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and the Thinking Ahead ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Outgoing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has spoken of the difficulty of navigating his tenure in an era dominated by social media and clickbait, and said he remains confident the bank's decisions supported the population's economic ...

Super funds taking on the climate crisis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As stewards of future prosperity, superannuation funds are obligated to mitigate extreme climate impacts through rapid decarbonisation and drawdown permissions; a failure to act would squander a golden opportunity to spearhead the transition to a low ...

It's time to fill your boots with private debt

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
A panel discussion at the AIST Superannuation Investment Conference (ASI) delved into the performance of private credit markets and highlighted nascent investment opportunities. QIC head of multi-sector private debt Phil Miall, IFM Investors executive ...