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Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Plans to allow access to offenders' superannuation savings as a means of recourse for victims and survivors of child sex abuse should be extended and made applicable to all major and violent crimes, associations say. In a joint submission to Treasury ...

Link due to settle defunct Woodford fund with FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... Link said. Flagging its overall performance for the period, Link made some $80.2 million in operating earnings before interest and taxes, which has increased about 12% compared to the prior corresponding period. The sale of Pexa is due to earn fair value ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
abrdn is terminating five funds as part of the consolidation of the local business, key to which is its recent partnership with SG Hiscock. The fund manager has confirmed it will terminate a raft of funds on or around March 15, including some of its ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
The government has released a draft objective for superannuation to deliver sustainable retirement income. The proposed objective, which is open for consultation, is to preserve savings to deliver income for a dignified retirement, with government support ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... greatest impact on our funding priorities to achieve a thriving south," she said. Last month, JANA bought out the 45% interest owned by Insignia Financial, following its acquisition of MLC Wealth. It comes after the appointment of JANA's chief executive ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... downside risk, she added. Fund selectors also expressed optimism about the potential for bonds; most believe that rising interest rates will usher in a resurgence. This is a significant turning point for income-orientated investors, the survey said. ...

One in 10 adults interested in crypto: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... conscious effort to diversify provider exposure appears to strengthen with experience," Guiamatsia said. "This has piqued our interest as we have observed the exact opposite trend in retail stocks/ETFs investing." On average, Australian crypto users ...

GQG Aussie inflows up, total FUM slumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... ACWI Index returned -18.4%. Carver sees last year's "equity de-risking" to reverse at some point, depending on when interest rates will peak. "Of course, no one knows when that will happen, but when it does, I feel that we will be well-positioned. ...

We did too much: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... things that we thought we could do was to buttress the state based forward guidance by being clearer about when we thought interest rates would rise and, to my cost now, we said we didn't think they would rise until 2024," Lowe said. He reinforced ...

Australia survives global pension rout

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
Amid the largest drop in global pension assets since the GFC, Australian super funds held steady with lower bond allocations and Super Guarantee flows. Global pension assets had their largest annual decline since the GFC, dropping 16.7% to $47.9 trillion ...