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Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Sovereign investment portfolios around the world have gone back to holding the largest chunks of their assets in fixed income after concerns about volatility in equities markets, says Invesco. Globally, sovereign investors increased their fixed income ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
Some of Australia's best-known and listed fund management companies are falling behind their ASX 200 counterparts in disclosing ESG factors about their companies, according to a new report. Magellan Financial, Pendal Group and Platinum Asset Management ...

Super fund bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A superannuation fund targeting ethical investors and millennials has announced two C-suite promotions. Future Super has a new chief operating officer in Leigh Dunlop, who has been promoted from her role as head of people and culture. Dunlop has been ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
The Electrical Trades Union has condemned Industry Super Australia's recent report on the energy crisis, saying it puts at risk the very people ISA is supposed to represent. The report, Fixing the Energy Crisis, was issued by ISA last week. It makes ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
An industry superannuation fund has appointed IFM Investors to manage cash and term deposits, as a precursor to an ongoing relationship for its fixed interest assets. Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund told Financial Standard it has ...

Boutique advice firms merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
Two Sydney-based boutique financial advice firms have merged operations. Twelve Wealth has merged with Minchin Moore, effective this week. Twelve Wealth founder Cathryn Gross is now partner and principal adviser at Minchin Moore. Minchin Moore is headed ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The PYS package, effective today, has forced the sector to consider changes to fee structures and group insurance premiums. With the package set to cap the amount of fees that can be charged to low-balance members and divert low-balance accounts deemed ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has revoked its decision to exclude Rio Tinto from its investments. Norges Bank has repealed exclusions placed on five international organisations over the last 15 years, Rio Tinto among them. The fund will also now ...

Superannuation fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
An ethical superannuation disruptor is the latest to adjust its fees before the Protecting Your Superannuation legislation hits. Future Super is cutting fees for low balance members. From July 1, the $400 million fund will remove the set dollar administration ...

Future Fund backs tech startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Australia's $154 billion sovereign wealth fund has invested in a technology company looking to deploy its products in the industrial sector. California's Everactive raised $30 million in a recent funding round, of which Future Fund was the lead ...