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'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Chant West says the dire consequences of failing the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is outweighing the rewards for passing, causing some funds to make passing the test their primary investment focus. "We are seeing clear evidence of ...

UBS, CBRE launch global property model

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
UBS Asset Management (UBS) and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE) have teamed up to launch a concentrated global property model through Praemium. A first of its kind in Australia, the portfolio provides investors with an actively managed portfolio of ...

ASX dumps CHESS replacement project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
More than seven years on from when talk of a CHESS replacement began, the ASX has confirmed it will go back to the drawing board, writing off about $255 million in investment already made. The bourse first touted it would look to replace CHESS in February ...

Natixis takes on Investors Mutual distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
The marketing and distribution capabilities of Natixis Investment Managers and Investors Mutual Limited have been combined, with a head of institutional and head of wholesale appointed. The enhanced distribution platform will provide additional resources ...

Man GLG launches Asia Opportunities Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
Man Group's discretionary investment manager has launched an Asia Opportunities Fund in response to market demand. The Man GLG Asia Opportunities Fund applies a concentrated long-only strategy that is style agnostic. It will invest in equities either ...

Hopes for action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh has been labelled an implementation COP, where governments, investors and other actors are called upon to demonstrate how they're going to implement what was promised a year ago in Glasgow at COP26. However, others have ...

SMSF growth slows, allocations shift

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Self-managed super funds are no longer Australia's premier superannuation segment, with growth slowing significantly since the introduction of the transfer balance cap. As at March end, SMSFs held $894 billion on behalf of 1.1 million members through ...

GSFM strengthens distribution capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
GSFM has appointed an experienced business development executive to the newly created role of consultant and wholesale distribution. Effective October 31, Michael Angwin has joined the fund manager, reporting to head of retail distribution Stephen Fletcher. ...

CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has been backed by the industry with 19 life insurers and reinsurers joining its membership. CALI's membership now represents 99% of the life insurance industry and 100% of the reinsurance industry in Australia. ...

APRA reinforces capital call expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
New APRA chair John Lonsdale wrote to banks and general and life insurers to remind them of the prudential requirements for additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital instruments. "With global credit spreads widening significantly over the past 12 months ...