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Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

S&P DJI rebalances S&P/ASX Indices

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced its quarterly rebalance of ASX indices, effective at the open of trade on September 21. The quarterly rebalance will see two new additions to the S&P/ASX 20 Index; those being Coles Group and Fortescue Metals. The ...

Melbourne boutique wins Crestone allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Crestone Wealth Management has allocated to a Melbourne boutique's real assets fund that targets 7-11% per year in returns while aiming for a measurable social impact. The HNW advice firm will use Conscious Investment Management's impact fund, which ...

Impact investors team up for $48m investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
A freshly-minted Melbourne real assets boutique is leading a consortium of investors including the influential Ramsay Foundation to pour $48 million into 60 disability accommodation apartments. Conscious Investments Management is partnering with The ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Counting on your children's lives being better than yours? It's not a given as a new Actuaries Institute report finds the relative wealth and wellbeing of 25 to 34 year olds is the lowest in 18 years. The Actuaries Institute's publication ...

Future Super ramps up direct equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has increased its exposure to direct equities while staying true to its investment strategy. The fund has traditionally had almost all of its Australian equities exposure through the BetaShares Australian Sustainability ...

ASIC puts investment managers on notice over valuations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The corporate regulator is ramping up its focus on reviewing valuation practices amongst investment managers to ensure they are reliable during the pandemic. ASIC's Interim Corporate Plan 2020/21 is reminding entities to ensure that the valuations of ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Class Actions Australia has slammed new regulations announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defining class actions as "managed investment schemes" labelling them "bizarre", as the Senate holds its second public hearing into litigation funding and the ...

Super to lose $3tn by 2040

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Australia's superannuation industry will have foregone $3 trillion in growth by 2040 as a result of COVID-19, according to new analysis. The super industry was projected to hit $10 trillion over the next two decades, but Rainmaker Information has ...

Ombudsman demands changes for small business insolvencies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell is calling for a number of measures to be put in place to protect small businesses from a 'tsunami' of insolvencies. In the latest Insolvency Practices Inquiry report ...