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WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
For the third quarter in a row, Western Australia topped the economic leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report. Victoria made the biggest leap, overtaking both Queensland and South Australia to move into second place. The State of ...

New Forests buys into Burapha

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... near proximity to areas of significant wood deficit, makes it an attractive investment destination," he said. This is the third acquisition for TAFF2. The fund made its first investment in conserving and restoring the Kuan Kreng Landscape (KKL) in Thailand ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... through AFCA's case management stages. "The issue was linked to the financial firm's business model, which relied on external third parties to manage its complaints function. This structure increased delays and contributed to poor customer experiences," ...

REITs see best start versus equities in a decade: Principal AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... ingredients already in place, cheap valuations and positive fundamentals. However, what's been missing in recent years, is the third, and often most important ingredient, accommodative interest rates. "Yields have been volatile from one quarter to ...

AOF asset settlement delayed, on track for June delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... recently settled the sale of 2-10 Valentine Avenue. The sale was first announced last July for $80.5 million. As for the third property, AOF announced in February that the sale of 468 St Kilda Road, Melbourne settled for $41.5 million. On 17 December ...

Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Challenger saw strong growth in annuity sales but its assets and funds under management fell in the third quarter of FY25. Challenger's funds under management were $115.2 billion, a $5.9 billion drop, mainly due to negative market movements, but also ...

Shield Master Fund terminated, new receivers for Keystone Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... new receiver and administrator. The troubled SMF was terminated on April 10 after the new receiver, Alvarez & Marsal, the third liquidator to take over the case in eight months, determined this was in the best interests of unitholders. "KAM is in liquidation ...

NGS Super to launch lifetime income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... pre-retirees (76%) and 72% of the entire cohort said the rising cost of living has affected their financial security, with a third (34%) noting a significant impact. While the overarching Index score edged down slightly to 69 (down from 70 in 2024) the ...

Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... comprehensive approach to identifying and quantifying risk. Exposure management and risk budgeting, ranked as the second and third most important risk analysis techniques.

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
The 25 largest state and local pension investment funds in the US have lost an estimated US$249 billion in public equities, according to the Equable Institute. The institute, which is a bipartisan nonprofit, said most of the damage occurred over the ...