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QIC names next chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Geoff Brunsdon will serve as the chair of Queensland Investment Corporation from April. Brunsdon is set to succeed Ian Martin, who will retire after five years at the head of the board. His appointment was confirmed by Queensland treasurer Cameron Dick ...

AustralianSuper calls for an 'account for life'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
AustralianSuper has urged for an 'account for life' superannuation reform to Treasury, in a bid to deliver a visionary retirement system. The super fund also advocated for the automation of Age Pension applications, a move that would enable an integration ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Opening up superannuation funds to more comprehensive financial advice could help solve some of the retirement income challenges Australians face, according to the Actuaries Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Fund selectors, wary of an AI bubble, still believe in its longevity, with some viewing it as an opportunity bigger than the internet, according to a Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) survey. Natixis IM conducted a survey of 500 investment professionals ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Interest rates will continue to be a driving force behind client conversations in 2024 as financial advisers remain agile regardless of whichever direction they will go. The rapid upward trajectory of interest rates - from 0.10% in April 2022 to today's ...

Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
In its final report on the 'confusing maze' of financial services laws, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has recommended overhauling the Corporations Act and creating dedicated financial services legislation. The ALRC has been reviewing existing ...

Pension Protection Fund appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
The UK's Pension Protection Fund named a new chief executive, formerly on the executive team at PSP Investments. Michelle Ostermann will succeed Oliver Morley as chief executive of the $62.8 billion fund, which oversees the defined benefit entitlements ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) expects a year of positive change, including cutting costs for advisers, greater engagement with consumers, and rising adviser numbers. Outlining its priorities and expectations for 2024, the FAAA has ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... investors who are seeking an early exit from the market. "Secondaries historically have had a discount of 5% net asset value (NAV), but following an institutional overallocation and need for liquidity, NAV discounts have remained near 15%," it said. ...

IG appoints institutional sales manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
IG Prime, the institutional branch of the trading platform, has appointed Andrew Wood as its institutional sales manager. Wood most recently served for seven years as the head of institutional sales APAC at CMC Markets, based in Sydney. He developed ...