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Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... to APRA) tend to have better disclosure and are more supportive of ESG proposals. Despite every Australian having an interest in superannuation, there is no legal requirement for funds to disclose their voting record or how they have voted on ESG issue," ...

Navigator buys stake in alternatives manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... Established in 2016, Longreach has some $1.6 billion in funds under advice and management. Navigator is acquiring the ownership interest from non-employee Longreach shareholders. The diversified asset management holding company has some $28.1 billion ...

Monark Property Partners launches fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... capital chasing good investments than there are good investments looking for capital. We distribute the target 7% which is interest only. Our investors' capital gets redeployed into new investments. This is like club membership. Membership has its privileges ...

AustralianSuper skewers draft disclosure laws

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
The draft legislation on superannuation portfolio holdings disclosure is not in the best financial interests of members and only stands to serve rival fund managers to whom the reforms don't apply, according to AustralianSuper. In its submission to ...

Aussie neobank partners with crypto exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
Neobank Volt has partnered with digital currency exchange BTC Markets. The partnership will provide integrated banking capabilities to BTC Markets customers, initially via access to a corporate cash management account with real-time notifications and ...

NGS Super hikes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Two days after shelving a planned merger, NGS Super informed members of plans to increase fees on some investment options from October. A spokesperson for the fund said the fee increases "has no connection" to its scrapped merger with Australian Catholic ...

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
An ASIC survey of super funds about their preparedness for the new enforceable internal dispute resolution (IDR) obligations identified areas of weakness. The specific areas identified by the regulator as needing improvement include attention to governance ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
At the AIST's annual investment conference, APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis was asked if the regulator is keen on transparency, why it didn't publish the quantum by which MySuper products passed or failed the inaugural YFYS ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... hedge ratios have historically been associated with higher returns over the long run, driven largely by elevated AUD interest rate 'carry'," Simmons said For example, he said there was a 30% difference in returns between fully hedged and unhedged global ...

ETF use grows in SMSFs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
The take-up of exchange traded funds (ETFS) in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is on a steady rise, almost matching the proportion invested in managed funds. The latest Class Annual Benchmark Report: SMSF Resilience in a time of constant change ...