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Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Superannuation funds must prioritise members financial interests, guiding emotionally driven investors towards apt solutions for investment success. Brighter Super head of advice Steven O'Donoghue says that members can be driven by emotions in their ...

YFYS recommendations not enough: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) says the proposed changes to the Your Future, Your Super regime don't go far enough. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said that while some measures align with AIST's views, others fall short. ...

Consumer interests prioritised in YFYS review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Industry groups have welcomed the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) review's focus on consumer interests by targeting poor performing super funds. Responding to yesterday's release, Financial Services Council (FSC) commended the government for ...

Spark Financial Group launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... knowledgeable and engaged pipeline of clients who may require personal advice in the future," he said. "After gaining confidence and trust with Spark, we can connect investors to an adviser within our group for further assistance with their broader needs. ...

Super performance test consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones has opened consultations that aim to make the superannuation performance test more accurate by updating the benchmarks and extending the testing period. These are among the proposed changes to the Your Future, Your ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The federal government has released the outcomes of its review into the Your Future, Your Super laws, flagging among many findings, that it will "fine-tune" the performance test and extend the performance period to 10 years. Starting with the highly ...

QIC secures stake in smart metering company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... Australia and New Zealand. Parent firm Vector is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and is majority owned by private trust Entrust. The deal pushes QIC's investments dedicated to transitioning to a low-carbon economy to $5 billion. QIC has about ...

REITs merit place in multi-asset portfolios: Insight

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can play an important role in institutional portfolios through strategic and dynamic allocations, explained DWS Asset Management and GIC Capital Markets. In a joint paper, the firms said REITS can complement private ...

Harvest Lane backs US cybersecurity firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... with Votiro and helping them continue on their upward trajectory." Meanwhile, Votiro's chair Chris Fedde said: "True zero trust content security in the cloud has changed how companies can think about protection from weaponized files." "It's also changed ...

Blackstone limits withdrawals on $103bn real estate fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The investment manager has limited redemption requests from its $103 billion (US$70 billion) real estate income trust following a rise in redemption requests in March. During a month of "tremendous market volatility" and "broad-based financial stress," ...