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Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... Rainmaker said. This, despite APRA data showing that only 3.3% of retirement age members in not-for-profit and retail super funds have more than $1 million in their super account. Almost half of the total have less than $100,000 in retirement savings. ...

Pallas Capital, Ares launch $500m lending fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Pallas Capital (Pallas) has established a new lending facility with funds managed by NYSE-listed alternatives firm Ares Management. The fund, dubbed Pallas Funding Trust No. 2 (PFT), has a total funding of $500 million approved by its funding partners. ...

UniSuper creates lead governance, compliance role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... and is a member of the Port Curtis Coral Coast Trust's investment committee. UniSuper currently has about $124 billion in funds under management.

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... financial year, General Electric derived 16% of its revenue from fossil fuels, ASIC said. General Electric represented 0.96% of funds under management when acquired in March 2022. It was divested in May 2023. ASIC confirmed to FS Sustainability that ...

Major decline in group insurance coverage: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has reported a sharp decline in group insurance coverage, pointing the finger at recent reforms. ASFA research indicates that the implementation of the Protecting Your Super (PYS) and Putting ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
Vanguard Super has amassed $1 billion in funds under management in just over 12 months, while delivering the best-performing Lifecycle MySuper option of 2023 and quietly rolling out a retirement offering at half the cost of the incumbents'. Speaking ...

Super assets reach $3.7tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... $2.6 trillion year on year. The self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector trailed behind, rising 7% to $913.7 billion. Industry funds' assets under management (AUM) of $1.3 trillion is where most Australians park their money, growing 15% year on year. Retail ...

Copia seals distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... Australia that are dedicated to delivering the best returns for clients." Copia also has distribution agreements with OC Funds Management, Chester Asset Management, ECP Asset Management, Artisan Partners, TT International and Mutual Limited.

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... "... We have the ability to allocate exposure to different geographies, currencies, sectors, and maturities to meet the funds' return and risk objectives." The fund has a suggested minimum investment period of five years and is suitable for investors ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... growth leveraged to decarbonisation solutions." Singh called investing in listed impact opportunities "exciting" for super funds. "While impact investments are more commonly found in private markets, the opportunities in public markets are rapidly evolving ...