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EQT reveals most popular fund launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... funds that they could understand and relate to. Increased regulation and investor protection is certainly driving this interest in retail products." The 100 analysis found retail funds flows over the year to April 2022 had increased from $4.3 billion ...

HESTA opposes AGL demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
The industry fund will not back the proposed demerger, saying it will not adequately support decarbonisation efforts and therefore wouldn't serve its members' best interests. HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger. ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... beginning to revert to long-term trends and weaker investment performance. APRA attributed the investment weakness to high interest rates, rising inflation that's been exacerbated by constrained supply chains and further uncertainty brought about by ...

Superhero board signs former ASIC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Former ASIC chair James Shipton has joined the board of Superhero. The trading platform, which launched in September 2020, has close to 200,000 investors and rolled out zero brokerage US share trading as well as its flagship superannuation offering. ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
As interest rates rise and inflation grows, some are lamenting a possible knowledge and experience gap in the industry, with a considerable number of financial advisers having only ever known a low inflation environment. At its May meeting, the Reserve ...

Income Asset Management wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... managers the most trustworthy and capable platform to research, execute, and manage their fixed income investments." As interest rates rise and demand grows for fixed income solutions as a portfolio hedge, IAM's debt market focus positions the business ...

New Horizon Investment Management adds Melbourne office

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... private equity institution which was founded in 1994. Already, the firm said its current office in Sydney has seen "huge interest with new clients" since its establishment in 2015. NMIH's head of portfolio management in Sydney James Spencer said the ...

Mitsui, Nomura to acquire New Forests

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... Brand said. "The rising need to substantially increase investment in sustainable land use, along with increasing investor interest is creating an opportunity to accelerate the growth of New Forests. "I am delighted to have found two partners in Mitsui ...

It's time to step up: Climate Council

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
In welcoming the change in government, Climate Council's chief executive Amanda McKenzie said that it is in Australia's economic and security interests to prioritise climate action. McKenzie added that Australians deserve a federal government that recognises ...

Crestone warns on economic challenges

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... leading into the election." According to Crestone, this reflects the impact of global geopolitics, inflation, and rising interest rates, which will remain dominant in the period ahead. When it comes to foreign policy, Crestone highlighted the challenge ...