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ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... investors are more exposed to market movements." "With more volatility forecasted in the years ahead, we encourage superannuation members to clearly understand their funds underlying investment strategies and not to focus on cost alone and consider this ...

Uncertain times calls for portfolio dynamism: Insight

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... subject to any major default risk." Insight investment specialist Ben Ereira said this has been a key challenge for superannuation funds. "In the currency space, super funds are growing ever larger, and with that, they certainly have far more foreign ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... performance". Super Fierce founder and chief executive Trenna Probert said: "Identifying the highest-performing superannuation fund through basic comparisons is a daunting and complicated task for the average Australian consumer." "We created the Fierce ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... chief executives hit record highs in FY21, jumping from 31% to 76.7%, a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors said. In the first year of the pandemic, Australian boards responded to market turmoil, and appropriately reduced ...

Victorian AR charged with providing unlicensed advice

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... Australian Dealer Group Pty Ltd, an Australian financial services (AFS) licensee that helped consumers find lost superannuation and consolidate their superannuation accounts. For the same period, he was also the sole director, responsible manager and ...

New chief investment officer at Colonial First State

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... announced that the time is right to pursue the next phase of his career outside of CFS. CFS chief executive of superannuation Kelly Power welcomed Armitage on board, while also acknowledging Tully's contribution to the firm. "Jonathan has a breadth ...

Global fintech Smart expands pension offering to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
Global retirement technology provider Smart is expanding to Australia, establishing an office in Melbourne. Smart technology powers UK Smart Pension, a digitally led pension and retirement scheme setup for employers. The Australian business will operate ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... are willing to pay. For the purpose of the research, a lower socio-economic group is defined as a household with superannuation assets less than $250,000, or single-person household with less than $150,000 in super assets. A survey of unadvised consumers ...

Global pension fund snaps up telco stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board will acquire a 70% interest in Spark New Zealand's mobile towers business 'TowerCo' for $1.18 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spark has entered into a 15-year agreement, including ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
Qantas Super and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have made a combined $100 million investment in the Ellerston 2050 Fund. The open-ended, wholesale fund, managed by Ellerston Capital will invest solely in companies that afford consumers ...