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Ironbark launches global infrastructure fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... that is managed by Fiera Infrastructure, an affiliate of Canadian asset management firm Fiera Capital. Ironbark head of funds management Alex Donald said Ironbark EagleCrest Infrastructure is a unique offering that solves for some of the key limitations ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... services for cross-border transactions involving domestic and international bonds, equities, derivatives, and investment funds. NZ Super Fund head of direct investments Will Goodwin said the transaction provided a rare opportunity to increase the funds ...

Government consults on superannuation objective laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... policy will be aligned with the purpose of the superannuation system," the draft bill said. "It will also ensure members and funds have more certainty over any future changes to the superannuation system throughout both the accumulation and retirement ...

Spire Capital, Oaktree launch wholesale fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... situations strategy, targeted at operational turnarounds. Already, Oaktree manages over $265 billion across its stable of funds with more than $74 billion committed to opportunistic credit and special situations. According to Oaktree co-founder Howard ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... on behalf of about 60,000 members. SCA director Xavier O'Halloran said it's clear that "something has gone wrong at these funds", adding that while the consumer body commends the government for cracking down on "shoddy" Choice products, it believes the ...

Madison acquisitions strengthen top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... Private Wealth, contributed $2.7 million in revenue and $530,000 to the group's pre-tax profit. Clime Private Wealth saw funds under advice climb to $900 million thanks to the addition of MTIS in July 2022. "The MTIS merger does bring a heightened ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... have been included in the test, with APRA assessing 805 in total. Of these 12% failed - but they represent 27% of the total funds under management in trustee-directed products both on and off-platform. Of the 96 trustee-directed products to fail, 20 ...

The evolution of governance structures

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As superannuation funds develop and expand, investment governance structures must also transform, the super industry has heard. In a panel discussion at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference, Australian Retirement Trust ...

Super funds taking on the climate crisis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As stewards of future prosperity, superannuation funds are obligated to mitigate extreme climate impacts through rapid decarbonisation and drawdown permissions; a failure to act would squander a golden opportunity to spearhead the transition to a low ...

How to warm up for a 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... 50-degree heat wave followed by storm activity and fire across south-east Australia and what it would mean for superannuation funds. "At the broadest level it is about a shift for a super fund to understand that they're not only decarbonising the portfolios ...