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Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... said deepening relationships with institutional investors was a key focus. The group is currently partnered with 25 super funds. "Challenger sees partnerships with super funds as a key growth opportunity and has been engaging with funds to help support ...

Veteran adviser cops permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... adviser who has been advising for 34 years after an investigation found, among other violations, that he misappropriated funds and dealt in derivatives without the proper authorisations. Donald James Cuthbertson, the founder and director of Professional ...

Super funds prime distributor of death, TPD cover

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... Australians paid an estimated $13 billion in death and TPD premiums last year, more than half of which through superannuation funds, Rainmaker Information says. While the amount paid was up 5.5% per annum over the last decade, this rate of growth has ...

Assembly launches second diversified fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has initiated a limited first close of its second diversified real estate fund, ADPF2, aiming to capitalise on value add and special situations opportunities in the market. AFM's first fund, ADPF1, which has $350 million ...

Franklin Templeton launches alternatives fund in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... interest rate environment. The fund will be managed by Franklin Templeton subsidiary K2 Advisors, which specialises in managing funds within the alternative asset class, with a specific emphasis on hedge fund strategies. Its objective is to generate ...

Fiducian eyes IFAs, South Australia for inflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... full-year results saw net inflows of $265 million out of the total $364 million came from its aligned advisers. Fiducian's funds under advice (FUA) increased by 5% to $4.6 billion year on year. IFAs account for 14% of total FUA. "Efforts are underway ...

BT names platform strategy lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... position as a market leader and financial adviser's platform provider of choice." As at March 31, BT has $140.3 billion in funds under administration.

Equity Trustees combines super, trustee arms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... recently appointed trustee of Future Super. On the RE front, Blackwattle Investment Partners recently mandated EQT for four funds, while AL Capital also appointed it to oversee its new range of retail funds.

Super tough sell for First Nations people: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... get to access it during that time, then there is just going to be disengagement throughout the entire period." Although funds can't mandate legislation, Usher explained there are a few ways they can assist in supporting Indigenous members, and actively ...

Multiple moves in Aware investments team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... default investment option, MySuper Lifecycle option, cementing its place as one of Australia's top-performing super funds. The performance results also come at a time of immense innovation for the fund with two major digital transformation projects. ...