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Payday super protects most vulnerable: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... women are disproportionately impacted by unpaid super. SMC interim chair Nicola Roxon said the government's commitment to switch from quarterly to payday super was a step towards fulfilling super's policy promise of a financially secure retirement for ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Just a month on from taking on GuildSuper, Future Group has now acquired 100% of women-focused fund Verve Super. Verve Super is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Future Super, under a deal finalised this month. Having long struggled to offer a competitive ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... exclusive asset class. "For the first time, there's an opportunity for high-net-worth investors to really make that switch," he said. "The theme of the democratisation of alts is widely talked about, and that's really where we're headed. ...

Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... funds. It's also an improvement on the report's last iteration, in which 25% of members said they were considering a switch. At 18%, members' intention to switch is the lowest it's been in three years. "Those at the highest risk of switching ...

HNWs increase digital engagement: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... opportunity, we have here 70,000 HNW individuals who are currently using private wealth advisors, intending to potentially switch, so that's a bigger opportunity for switching than we had last year. "On top of that, we have another 29,000 HNWs who ...

Future Super switches up service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
Future Super will soon transition to both a new administrator and custodian, with new contracts taking effect next month. The new mandates follow Future Super transitioning away from Diversa, appointing Equity Trustees as its trustee in July. "Future ...

Consultation paper released on aligning super payments with wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
The government has released a consultation paper today, inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on a proposed framework to synchronise superannuation payments with wages. The Securing Australians' Superannuation consultation paper also seeks feedback ...

Family office executives take investment reins: Ocorian

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... assets, but falling returns driven by the financial crisis in 2008 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the switch to alternative approaches and directly employing professionals," Ocorian said. "The move to increased professionalisation ...

Unlisted asset valuation flaws complicate comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... That will give a member some level of confidence that the price at which they're transacting, whether they want to switch or measure performance, is a reasonable price, he added. Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok emphasised the need for better communications ...

LGT Crestone hires from Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... team. He was a key member of the multi-disciplinary team that conducted the research behind the sovereign wealth fund's switch to alpha-seeking strategies following the global disruption caused by the pandemic. Before that, Tan held investment analyst ...