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State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... its last member dies - estimated to be in 2084. Defined contribution members, meanwhile, take a lump sum at retirement. Overall, State Super's funds are shrinking, but at different speeds. The defined benefit side, essentially a long pension fund, is ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... borrowers are and around group financials; questionable categorisation of asset holdings; highly leveraged balance sheets; overall inadequate disclosures; elevated loan to value ratios (LVRs); and vertical and horizontal related party structures pointing ...

TAL nabs AIA strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... approach. Archer also played a big part in supporting new business inflows for investment growth bonds and annuities. Overall, his work helped improve price competitiveness - one of the company's major growth strategies in the retirement income market. ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... that were north of $1 billion," he said. "The whole equity market typically trades about $7 billion to $8 billion a day. Overall, equity market volumes are up at the moment because of the volatility. The record high in ETF trades wasn't in terms ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... central to the fund's value proposition. For other outsourced functions, we expect funds to increasingly focus on the overall member experience..." Mercer identified delivering strong member outcomes as its top priority for super funds to evolve, while ...

Rest kickstarts in-house global equities trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... it's believed in-house management of global equities will not only deliver cost benefits but will also enhance the overall knowledge and expertise of the $93 billion industry fund's investment team. "By continuing to expand our internal expertise ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... downside risks to the economic outlook. However, China equity saw a strong performance (+11.4%) in February compared to the overall APAC region (-0.4%)," the note said. "While domestic macro challenges and external geopolitical uncertainties remain unsettled ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... 22% of men. Just 18% of women are very confident in their ability to manage their day-to-day finances as well as their overall finances compared to 28% of men. "Women recognise how important it is to be financially aware and to manage their financial ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... accounting, 25% on transfer agency costs, and 24% on compliance monitoring, client reporting, and regulatory reporting. Overall, asset managers could achieve savings of 23% in operating costs, equivalent to 0.13% of assets under management (AUM). The ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... "Clients will be able to focus their time and spend to optimise the member experience and engagement whilst minimising overall cost to serve the member."