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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 ...

CareSuper, Spirit Super mandate Iress ahead of merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... portal for superannuation members to view and maintain their super, manage insurance, trade shares, and consolidate and switch funds. Iress will also continue to provide enablement software for the merger entity via Xplan Prime, which enables funds to ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... options to new members as of September 30. The $75 billion industry super fund said any request by existing members to switch funds into the bonds or shares options must be received by September 27. However, existing members who've invested in the options ...

Raiz increases portfolio fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
Micro-investing app Raiz has upped its fees on a range of its portfolios, with some increasing as much as 29%. The monthly maintenance fee for the Standard portfolios will increase from $3.50 to $4.50 for account balances of less than $20,000. For balances ...

Aware Super invests in renewable data centre platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... invested in a 100% renewable-powered data centre platform, marking the fund's first investment of this kind. US-based platform Switch was founded in 2000 and is considered a leader in data centre design, development, and mission-critical operations. ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The financial advice industry is experiencing a buoyant jobs market in 2023, according to a specialist recruitment firm, particularly in the last three months which saw healthy demand for associate adviser roles. Recruit2Advice principal Dugald Braithwaite ...

Asset managers dismiss liquidity risks: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
Too many asset managers are disregarding liquidity risks and are unprepared in the event of mass redemptions, a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finds. The UK regulator found that many authorised funds dismiss their liquidity management ...