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Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... super funds for many years strived to drive down administration fees as much as possible - have played a major part in the trend. "But they almost have now got to a point where they have become so low that you have to question whether it's actually ...

Top asset management trends for 2025

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... turbulent 2024, the prospect of more accommodating monetary and regulatory policies has turbocharged an up and to the right trend that's flattered many asset managers' businesses. However, themes that will shape the industry now, and in the years ahead ...

One in five pension funds face liquidity risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
Nearly one in five pension funds face liquidity risks particularly as they increase allocations to private assets, a new survey shows. The study of pension funds from the UK, US, Netherlands, Canada, and the Nordics by Ortec Finance reveals many are ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... often remain resilient during economic cycles due to their essential nature," Joiner said. US growth will be "slightly above trend," while Japan, the UK, and the Eurozone, are expected to be "distinctly at trend," and China is forecast to growth "slightly ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... private demand has weakened in response to the RBA's monetary policy tightening, public sector demand remains robust, a trend which he expects will continue in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election. "Moreover, a significant factor contributing to ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months to November 2024, up from a 2.1% rise in the 12 months to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The biggest jumps in prices were in food and non-alcoholic ...

M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... list of companies anticipated to make the foray into the public markets across the US and Australia despite a reversing trend persisting. This sentiment comes amid the rate of delisting on the Australian Security Exchange (ASX) outpacing new market entries ...

Brighter Super to buy up Queensland real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... over the next five years as a result of the growth in e-commerce, adoption of automation in the industry, and the domestic trend to hold higher levels of stock locally. Population growth is also a factor, he said. "We are excited about the continuation ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...

Trustee valuation processes 'concerning': APRA review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Many superannuation trustees have been told they must improve their valuation governance practices, with APRA finding just 11 have dedicated valuation committees while others involve staff members whose remuneration is tied to asset values in the process. ...