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Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023

Muzinich and Co is rolling out its MLoan fund to Australian investors, expected to be available in July. MLoan, which replicates Muzinich's parallel lending strategy launched in 2018, invests predominately in private European senior secured, floating ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023

An eleventh-hour tentative deal has been struck by US lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a national default disaster. US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Sunday their agreement to raise the $48 trillion (US$31.4 ...

Mercer Super to take on corporate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023

Mercer Super is set to add several hundred million in funds under management by way of another merger, this time with a Melbourne-based corporate superannuation fund. Mercer has confirmed it is undertaking a successor fund transfer with the Holden Employees ...

AFCA outlines systemic issues in wealth management

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023

... escalated the matter to ASIC and APRA. Another troubling discovery pertained to the inappropriate lapse of members' default insurance. AFCA said a trustee didn't adequately inform members of their right to retain their default insurance cover ...

US default risk: Are credit default swaps signalling trouble?

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023

A Western Asset product specialist says rising credit default swap (CDS) spreads have sparked concerns. However, he downplayed the risk of a US default, calling it a "very low probability event". Robert Abad recalled the sole instance of a "technical" ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023

... first step." QMV Legal managing partner Jonathan Steffanoni noted that the "Protecting Your Super" reforms introduced a default account stapling law in November 2021. This law is likely to reduce unintentional duplicate accounts in the future, he said. ...

Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023

... cost of its various investment options will change, with the bulk seeing a reduction. On the MySuper front, ART's default Balanced option currently costs $410 per $50,000 invested. From July, this will drop to $400. Fees on its Growth, Balanced ...

HESTA revamps insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023

... paid by some members will change, with HESTA saying it believes over 50% of those with standard cover - to be termed 'default cover - will see a reduction. This is because the way in which the fees are charged will change. From July, the fees paid by ...

YFYS recommendations not enough: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023

... the YourSuper comparison tool, adding that she is disappointed the government had not acted on stakeholder feedback that default sorting of products by fees in the comparison tool could unintentionally increase the ranking of poorly performing products ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023

... simple and trusted information, while putting downward pressure on fees. However, one issue raised by stakeholders is the default sorting of products based on fees, which can unintentionally increase the ranking of products with relatively poor investment ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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