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Spaceship raises $10m in capital raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... (up 42% from 12 months ago), as at July end. It is adding 200 to 300 new customers each day. "Australians deserve world-class investment products for their hard-earned savings. Spaceship is delivering just that. And continuing to improve the product ...

Unmet advice needs increases for SMSF trustees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Self-managed superannuation (SMSF) trustees are faced with unmet advice needs as costs and confidence in financial advisers stands in the way. The Vanguard Investment Trends Planner Report revealed a 6% increase in the number of SMSF trustees with unmet ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The superannuation industry and its investments in unlisted assets will be significant in supporting the growth of the Australian economy, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's new report, The role of the superannuation ...

QIC appoints committee chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Funds. She has also worked at Macquarie Bank and BT. "[She] brings a unique range of experiences and insights into the asset class, across a wide range of strategies and geographies," QIC said in a statement. "Her experience and client-led focus will ...

CareSuper awards custody mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Servicing to date and thank the team for their dedication to our fund over the past 20 years." J.P. Morgan would provide world-class technology and reporting solutions to CareSuper, it said, aligning with the super fund's investment program and plans ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Global real estate securities are priced competitively compared to asset classes such as equities and bonds, according to a real estate investment specialist with $106.3 billion in global assets under management. Despite the serious headwinds faced ...

Alternative assets are the new bonds: JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... strategist, discussed the benefit of investing in alternative assets in the APAC region. They said real estate is an asset class in transition, but one that will emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. "We think of real estate in four categories in ...

New 'cash plus' style sovereign bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... credit instruments at all. It's low risk returns and low volatility returns. Cash has become so uninvestable as an asset class, it [the fund] should provide a defensive alternative to investors," he said. JCB started in 2014 managing Australian government ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Capital Guaranteed Investment option. It will also change the name of its Hedge Funds and Alternatives Strategies asset class to simply Alternative Strategies from 1 October 2020. Elsewhere, the definition of TPD has been updated for AIA insured Sunsuper ...

Westpac ditches dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... insurance, and that it expects ASIC may initiate enforcement action once those investigations come to an end. Touching on class actions, Westpac also said it is aware that certain parties are considering additional legal action and class actions in relation ...