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Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Leaders at Aware Super, NGS Super, Rest and AMP have all pointed to slow moving systems as standing in the way of innovation while speaking at the AM Tech Day conference in Sydney. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said traditional thinking ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... acquiring Iress' superannuation platform late last year, Apex's big opportunity is in member administration even though it will continue to focus on managed funds, custody, fund administration, and registry. The global asset servicing provider ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise, larger financial firms are lagging small and medium sized businesses when it comes to adoption, according to Evolved.AI chief executive Mike Kollo. Kollo - who is in Sydney preparing to present at the ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... and under-25s. Total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance followed a similar downward trajectory after the reforms, though from a slightly lower base. But the tide is turning - coverage through superannuation has edged up, with 8.1 million lives ...

CSC-backed fund manager to launch in Netherlands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
Former Robeco chief investment officer Victor Verberk has partnered with sustainable fixed income credit manager Osmosis to launch Osmosis Investment Management NL in the Netherlands. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and the Oxford Endowment ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Qantas Super deputy investment officer has moved to Cambooya, the family office for the Fairfax family. Chris Grogan joins Cambooya in the same role. The investment professional was also Qantas Super's head of defensive assets. In that role, he ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... ahead of the broader market. Frontier found that value managers had a rough year, while growth managers fared better - though market conditions were only conductive to a subset of 'high-growth' managers, moderate growth managers failed to beat the benchmark. ...

Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... range of $54 million to $62 million. Iress' share price tumbled 17.82% following the announcement, wiping out recent gains, though they remain flat over the past year.

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... February or April or May, doesn't really fundamentally change [clients'] investment strategy. What does matter, though, is how far interest rates can fall," she said. "I think that is the most important question and the most interesting one ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... company's pre-Royal Commission heyday is improbable. Morningstar said AMP's results fell short of expectations, though this was largely due to non-core factors, including weaker earnings from the now-sold advice business, alongside higher costs ...