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New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... member engagement and lead to paying higher fees. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy welcomed the new law. "Improvements in the efficiency of contributions processing (through the adoption of SuperStream) ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... dried up super contributions from employers can have a devastating impact on retirement savings," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "Superannuation contributions made by employers are an employee entitlement, just like wages. In the case of insolvencies ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... Association has pushed for a proposal for the early release of super to address housing affordability. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the proposal would inflate the price of a property by $50,000 and eat into the retirement savings of young Australians. ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... managed by a California-based global and emerging markets equities manager, WCM Investment Management. Contango AM is run by Martin Switzer, the son of Australian financial commentator Peter Switzer. The fund has approximately 5000 total shareholders ...

Top performing Aussie equity funds unveiled

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... in the category with 6.8% per annum over three years, managing to outperform the ASX 200 index by 1.6%. The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund returned 1.6% followed by Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund at 1.1%. Dunnin said the high performing ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
Martin Switzer's Contango Income Generator (CIE) fund has been forced to change its investment strategy due to underperformance as a result of lower dividend yields, saying its strategy is no longer appropriate. The manager of the fund, Contango Funds ...

ASFA sets out productivity plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... gains as the impact of COVID-19 continues to disrupt Australia's financial and economic conditions. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy praised the work super funds have done to support their members and the community during the pandemic. "Superannuation ...

UK competition watchdog blocks merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... documents. It also engaged with customers, competitors, and other stakeholders to inform its findings. CMA inquiry group chair Martin Coleman said the evidence they have seen consistently points to the same direction as they are the two leading suppliers ...

Partners Group hires from GSFM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... and we wish him every success," he said. Partners Group manages over $10 billion in Australia and is lead down under by Martin Scott, as partner and head of Australia. In Australia, the global manager offers four main strategies: a private markets multi-asset ...

Invesco inks ESG plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... ESG, particularly climate concerns, in all of its investment products and solutions by 2023. Invesco's chief executive Martin Flanagan said its clients are increasingly placing climate issues at the centre of investment decisions. "They want to invest ...