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Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
In opening the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum, MLC head of investment consulting (managed accounts) Brent Bevan explained the greatest roadblocks that stop the creation, adoption, or rollout of managed account programs. Addressing how there ...

Atlas Arteria ignores IFM opposition to latest deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
Atlas Arteria has proceeded with its acquisition of a majority interest in Chicago Skyway despite IFM Investors expressing its strong reservations over the offer. Atlas Arteria today announced it has acquired 66.67% of Skyway Concession Company which ...

Cbus appoints head of responsible investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
The $73 billion industry fund has promoted from within and added the role to its investment leadership team. Ros McKay has been appointed to the new role, following more than four years in the previous position. She will be responsible for the evolution ...

iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
iExtend has appointed a head of alliances, promoting one of its state distribution managers. Mark Stubbings has taken on the role, responsible for facilitating industry and association collaboration. Stubbings, who is well known in the advice industry ...

Aware Super launches $7 billion property arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
Aware Super has launched its real estate arm and intends to hold $7 billion in assets within five years. First announced in June, Aware Real Estate will actively manage the super fund's directly owned Australian living, industrial, office and mixed-use ...

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
More needs to be done to protect the super sector's most vulnerable members, with the Conference for Major Super Funds being told that doing so would be a breach of the best financial interest duty is a myth. AIST senior manager, policy David Haynes ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The industry has welcomed Michelle Levy's draft reform proposals, saying the consultation paper released today provides "a sensible roadmap" and a way forward. The Quality of Advice Review consultation paper was released this afternoon, outlining ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... advisers given the heavy emphasis on templated content," Levy writes. She highlights that removing the requirement for a SOA and ROA with their prescribed content would place more responsibility on providers to consider how they should offer advice but ...

Australian Ethical sees profits drop, record super flows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Profits are down and expenses are up at Australian Ethical, as it continues to implement its high growth strategy. Releasing its full-year results today, Australian Ethical recorded a 15% drop in net profit after tax to $9.6 million and a 7% decline ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said that industry super funds' exposure to unlisted assets could lead to its members having more than $130,000 extra at retirement. Today, industry funds have investments of over $1 trillion, including more than ...