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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 ...

Love affair with managed accounts continues

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The proportion of Australian financial advisers using managed accounts has more than tripled from 17% a decade ago to a record high of 56% now, according to the latest report by State Street and Investment Trends. The latest SPDR ETFs/ Investment Trends ...

Aware Super acquires stake in UK developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Aware Super has purchased Qatari Diar's stake in UK build-to-rent developer (BTR), Get Living, acquiring a 22% stake in the company. Aware will join forces with existing investors APG and residential investment vehicle, DOOR, who both hold a 39% ...

Industry fund tops performance tables

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Active Super has topped the list for best performing workplace MySuper option in the three years to February end, with a 7.1% per annum return. Mine Super High Growth and TelstraSuper Corporate Plus came in second, tying with returns of 6.9% p.a. followed ...

Iress error impacts ESSSuper members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
ESSSuper has disclosed a reporting error made by its administrator, Iress, that impacted 9% of its defined benefit members. Due to Iress' incorrect contribution reporting to the ATO for the 2021-2022 financial year, approximately 9% of ESSSuper defined ...

BT Super, Mercer merger completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Mercer has officially taken on BT's personal and corporate superannuation products, as well as Advance Asset Management, entering the big leagues with about $63 billion in assets. The finalised merger brings the total member count for Mercer Super ...

Financial Advice Association Australia officially launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... general manager of transition and acts as interim general manager of policy and advocacy. Anderson took on the latter role after Ben Marshan left the post in March. Joining the FAAA board as directors from the FPA are Diana D'Ambra, Kearsten James, William ...

Cbus chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Justin Arter is stepping down as chief executive of the $73 billion industry fund in May. Cbus said Arter is retiring from the fund following mergers with Media Super and EISS Super, with the fund now switching its attention to organic growth and member ...

New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Crypto regulation in Australia has taken a giant leap, with Senator Andrew Bragg unveiling the Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023. The Digital Assets Bill 2023 aims to transform Australia's digital asset landscape by implementing a robust ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Investors will likely benefit from considering newer levers to evolve their portfolios, including more defensive strategies while being selective, and look to Future Fund for inspiration. In an address on Tuesday, VanEck's head of investments and capital ...